偷 [－]

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Pinyin tōu

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to steal
  2. to pilfer
  3. to snatch
  4. thief
  5. stealthily
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to steal/to pilfer/to snatch/thief/stealthily/to take (the time to)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    擅自​攞​走​人​哋​嘅​財​物​，​諗​住​據​為己​有
    to steal; to pilfer
    • 你偷咗我個銀包！
      你偷咗我个银包！
      nei5 tau1 zo2 ngo5 go3 ngan4 baau1
      You have stolen my wallet!
    • 呢個人偷嘢呀！
      呢个人偷嘢呀！
      ni1 go3 jan4 tau1 je5 aa3!
      That person steals things!
  2. 近義詞
    撻、笠嘢
  3. 語素
    趁人​唔​為​意​嘅​時​候​做​嘅​行​為
    to secretly do someting
    • 偷睇
      偷睇
      tau1 tai2
      to peep; to steal a glance
    • 偷聽
      偷听
      tau1 teng1
      to eavesdrop
    • 偷笑
      偷笑
      tau1 siu3
      to laugh up one's sleeve
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to steal; to snatch
    • 我們的錢被偷了。
      我们的钱被偷了。
      wǒ men de qián bèi tōu le ．
      We had our money stolen.
    • 扒手偷了她的皮夾子跑了。
      扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
      pá shǒu tōu le tā de pí jiā zǐ pǎo le ．
      The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.
  2. character
    stealthily; secretly; covertly
    • 偷聽
      偷听
      tōu tīng
      to eavesdrop
  3. character
    to while away without purpose
    • 偷懶
      偷懒
      tōu lǎn
      to be lazy
    • 偷生
      偷生
      tōu shēng
      to live without purpose
  4. character
    thief; burglar
    • 小偷
      小偷
      xiǎo tōu
      thief
  5. character
    to have an extra-marital relationship
    • 偷情
      偷情
      tōu qíng
      adultery
    • 偷腥
      偷腥
      tōu xīng
      to have an affair
    • 偷漢
      偷汉
      tōu hàn
      to take a lover
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to steal, burglar, thief
  2. Cangjie Input
    OOMN
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #768
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #229
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Tom否认偷了钱。
    Tom否認偷了錢。
    tom fǒu rèn tōu le qián 。
    • Tom denied having stolen the money.
  2. Mandarin
    小偷迅速地窜入了人群。
    小偷迅速地竄入了人羣。
    xiǎo tōu xùn sù dì cuàn rù le rén qún 。
    • The thief whipped out into the crowd.
  3. Mandarin
    睡眠是最大的小偷，它偷了我们一半的生命。
    睡眠是最大的小偷，它偷了我們一半的生命。
    shuì mián shì zuì dà de xiǎo tōu ， tā tōu le wǒ men yī bàn de shēng mìng 。
    • Sleep is the greatest thief, for it steals half one's life.
  4. Mandarin
    警察大概从一个月前就开始找被偷物品了。
    警察大概從一個月前就開始找被偷物品了。
    jǐng chá dà gài cóng yí gè yuè qián jiù kāi shǐ zhǎo bèi tōu wù pǐn le 。
    • The police have been searching for the stolen goods for almost a month.
  5. Mandarin
    那个男孩否认偷了自行车。
    那個男孩否認偷了自行車。
    nà ge nán hái fǒu rèn tōu le zì xíng chē 。
    • The boy denied having stolen the bicycle.
    • That boy denies stealing the bicycle.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶两个人偷偷地入咗间屋，俾人见到咗。
    嗰兩個人偷偷地入咗間屋，俾人見到咗。
    go2 loeng5 go3 jan4 tau1 tau1 dei6 jap6 zo2 gaan1 uk1 ， bei2 jan4 gin3 dou3 zo2 。
    • The two men were seen to steal into the house.
    • Those two men sneaked into the house and were seen by someone.
  2. Cantonese
    个男仔唔认佢偷咗架单车。
    個男仔唔認佢偷咗架單車。
    go3 naam4 zai2 m4 jing6 keoi5 tau1 zo2 gaa2 daan1 ce1 。
    • That boy denies stealing the bicycle.
  3. Cantonese
    我捉到我个仔喺个罂度偷曲奇食。
    我捉到我個仔喺個罌度偷曲奇食。
    ngo5 zuk3 dou3 ngo5 go3 zai2 hai2 go3 aang1 dou6 tau1 kuk1 kei4 sik6 。
    • I caught my son stealing from a cookie jar.
  4. Cantonese
    我唔系特登偷听你哋讲嘢㗎。
    我唔係特登偷聽你哋講嘢㗎。
    ngo5 m4 hai6 dak6 dang1 tau1 teng1 nei5 dei2 gong2 je5 gaa3 。
    • I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your talk.
  5. Cantonese
    我喺架巴士度俾人偷咗银包。
    我喺架巴士度俾人偷咗銀包。
    ngo5 hai2 gaa2 baa1 si2 dou6 bei2 jan4 tau1 zo2 ngan4 baau1 。
    • I had my wallet stolen on the bus.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
    苟且偷生比死更痛苦。
    gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 bei2 sei2 gang3 tung3 fu2
    • Life without meaning is even worse than death.
  2. Cantonese
    个小偷啱啱想走，就撞正户主返嚟。
    個小偷啱啱想走，就撞正户主返嚟。
    go3 siu2 tau1 aam1 aam1 soeng2 zau2, zau6 zong6 zeng3 wu6 zyu2 faan1 lai4.
    • Right when the burglar was about to escape, he bumped into the owner who just came back.
  3. Cantonese
    赚大钱？做得住都偷笑啦！
    賺大錢？做得住都偷笑啦！
    zaan6 daai6 cin2? zou6 dak1 zyu6 dou1 tau1 siu3 laa1!
    • Making a fortune? One should be blissful that it still survives!
  4. Cantonese
    佢一时贪心偷咗人哋枝笔。
    佢一時貪心偷咗人哋枝筆。
    keoi5 jat1 si4 taam1 sam1 tau1 zo2 jan4 dei6 zi1 bat1
    • Because of a moment of greed, he stole another person's pen.
  5. Cantonese
    有小偷入屋爆格 呀！
    有小偷入屋爆格 呀！
    jau5 siu2 tau1 jap6 uk1 baau3 gaak3 aa3
    • A burglar has broken into the house!
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    一时唔偷鸡就做保长
    一時唔偷雞就做保長
    jat1 si4 m4 tau1 gai1 zau6 zou6 bou2 zoeng2
  2. Cantonese
    喺公司发展地下情，返工对住又唔认得，偷偷摸摸好辛苦。
    喺公司發展地下情，返工對住又唔認得，偷偷摸摸好辛苦。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    “他总仍旧是偷。这一回，是自己发昏，竟偷到丁举人家里去了。他家的东西，偷得的么？”
    “他總仍舊是偷。這一回，是自己發昏，竟偷到丁舉人家裏去了。他家的東西，偷得的麼？”
    “ tā zǒng réng jiù shì tōu ． zhè yī huí ， shì zì jǐ fā hūn ， jìng tōu dào dīng jǔ rén jiā lǐ qù le ． tā jiā de dōng xi ， tōu de de me ？ ”
    • "He was stealing again. This time he was fool enough to steal from Mr. Ting, the provincial scholar! As if anybody could get away with that!"
  2. Mandarin
    我们的钱被偷了。
    我們的錢被偷了。
    wǒ men de qián bèi tōu le ．
    • We had our money stolen.
  3. Mandarin
    扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
    扒手偷了她的皮夾子跑了。
    pá shǒu tōu le tā de pí jiā zǐ pǎo le ．
    • The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.
  4. Mandarin
    偷听
    偷聽
    tōu tīng
    • to eavesdrop
  5. Mandarin
    偷懒
    偷懶
    tōu lǎn
    • to be lazy