Chinese Word: 贼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

贼 (Trad.: 賊)HSK 6

Pinyin: zéi

English Definition: thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely

Chinese Definition:
①偷东西的人，盗匪：贼人。盗贼。贼赃。贼窝。
②对人民有危害的人：国贼。民贼。工贼。贼寇。蟊贼。
③害，伤害：戕贼。“淫侈之俗日日以长，是天下之大贼也”。
④邪的，不正派的：贼心不死。
⑤狡猾：贼溜溜。
⑥副词，很：贼冷。贼亮。贼横(héng)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 貝

Pictophonetic:贝 indicates the sound; 戎 (weapons) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 贝 [ bèi ] sea shell; money, currency
- 戎 [ róng ] arms, armaments; military affairs

Similar Characters: 駥

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盗贼	dào zéi	robber
卖国贼	mài guó zéi	traitor
窃贼	qiè zéi	thief
贼亮	zéi liàng	bright; shiny; dazzling; glaring
贼心	zéi xīn	evil intentions

1		péng you 朋友 shì 是 shí jiān 时间 de 的 qiè zéi 窃贼。 Friends are thieves of time.
2		dào zéi 盗贼 chèn zhe 趁着 jiā tíng 家庭 wài chū 外出 dù jià 度假 shí 时 chuǎng jìn 闯进 fáng zi 房子。 The burglar broke into the house while the family was on vacation.
3		qiè zéi 窃贼 chuǎng rù 闯入 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 fáng zi 房子， tōu zǒu 偷走 le 了 yì xiē 一些 zhū bǎo 珠宝。 A thief broke into my house and stole some jewelry.
4		ān bǎo 安保 shè xiàng tóu 摄像头 jì lù 记录 le 了 qiè zéi 窃贼 chuǎng rù 闯入 diàn pù 店铺 de 的 qíng kuàng 情况。 The security cameras recorded the thief breaking into the store.
5		zhè ge 这个 dào zéi 盗贼 de 的 jì néng 技能 fēi cháng 非常 lì hai 厉害， qiǎng jié 抢劫 le 了 xǔ duō 许多 yín háng 银行。 This thief is very skilled and has robbed many banks.

1		péng you 朋友 shì 是 shí jiān 时间 de 的 qiè zéi 窃贼。 Friends are thieves of time.
2		dào zéi 盗贼 chèn zhe 趁着 jiā tíng 家庭 wài chū 外出 dù jià 度假 shí 时 chuǎng jìn 闯进 fáng zi 房子。 The burglar broke into the house while the family was on vacation.
3		qiè zéi 窃贼 chuǎng rù 闯入 le 了 wǒ 我 de 的 fáng zi 房子， tōu zǒu 偷走 le 了 yì xiē 一些 zhū bǎo 珠宝。 A thief broke into my house and stole some jewelry.
4		ān bǎo 安保 shè xiàng tóu 摄像头 jì lù 记录 le 了 qiè zéi 窃贼 chuǎng rù 闯入 diàn pù 店铺 de 的 qíng kuàng 情况。 The security cameras recorded the thief breaking into the store.
5		zhè ge 这个 dào zéi 盗贼 de 的 jì néng 技能 fēi cháng 非常 lì hai 厉害， qiǎng jié 抢劫 le 了 xǔ duō 许多 yín háng 银行。 This thief is very skilled and has robbed many banks.