窃
qiè
secretly, stealthily; steal; thief
- Strokes
- 9
- Level
- HSK 6 · TOCFL Level 5
- Frequency
- No. 1,663
- Traditional
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What 窃 means
to steal; secretly; (humble) I
Words with 窃
- 偷窃tōu qièto steal; to pilfer
- 窃听qiè tīngto eavesdrop; to wiretap
- 盗窃dào qièto steal
- 窃听器qiè tīng qìtapping device; bug
- 窃取qiè qǔto steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
- 窃贼qiè zéithief
- 失窃shī qièto lose by theft; to have one's property stolen
- 行窃xíng qièto steal; to commit a robbery
- 剽窃piāo qièto plunder; to plagiarize
- 窃窃私语qiè qiè sī yǔ(idiom) to whisper
- 惯窃guàn qièhabitual thief
- 窃喜qiè xǐto be secretly delighted
窃 in a sentence
wǒ men zǒu kāi de shí hòu ， fáng zi bèi dào qiè le 。
Our house was robbed while we were away.
tóu zī zhě bǎ tā kè hù de zī jīn qiè qǔ le .
The investor stole the capital of his client.
jǐng chá qǐ sù tā dào qiè 。
The police accused him of theft.
jī è cù shǐ tā tōu qiè 。
Hunger urged him to steal.
nán hái men qiè qiè sī yǔ ， wǒ zhī dào tā men zhǔn bèi zuò xiē shén me 。
The boys were whispering; I knew they were up to something.