Chinese Word: 蟊贼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蟊 máo 贼 zéi (Trad.: 蟊賊)

insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person harmful to the country and the people

1		yī gè 一个 xiǎo 小 máo zéi 蟊贼 shì tú 试图 zhuǎn yí 转移 dà jiā 大家 de 的 zhù yì lì 注意力， hǎo 好 ràng 让 tā 他 de 的 tóng huǒ 同伙 sì jī 伺机 xíng qiè 行窃。 A young thief tried to pull the crowd while his workmate was stealing from them.
2		tā men 他们 shì 是 yì qún 一群 shì bīng 士兵？ hái shi 还是 yì qún 一群 máo zéi 蟊贼？ zhè ge 这个 dì qū 地区 yóu yú 由于 tā 它 dì chǔ 地处 piān pì 偏僻， cháng shí jiān 长时间 dōu 都 yīn wèi 因为 qiáng dào 强盗 héng xíng 横行 ér 而 chòu míng yuǎn yáng 臭名远扬 —— zǒng ér yán zhī 总而言之， tā men 他们 bú shi 不是 pǔ tōng 普通 de 的 lǚ rén 旅人。 Possibly they were soldiers, or then again maybe thieves - the remote area would remain notorious for highwaymen for centuries - but at any rate they were not casual travelers.
3		dé guó 德国 yī míng 一名 bā 八 xún 旬 lǎo yù 老妪 zài 在 shǒu bāo 手包 bèi 被 qiǎng 抢 hòu 后， fèn lì 奋力 qí 骑 zì xíng chē 自行车 zhuī gǎn 追赶， zhōng jiāng 终将 yī míng 一名 41 suì 岁 de 的 nán xìng 男性 máo zéi 蟊贼 qín huò 擒获。 An 80-year-old German woman whose handbag was snatched from her bicycle basket by a passing cyclist gave chase on her own bike and recovered her stolen property.