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盗窃

盜竊
dào qiè
HSK 6
to steal
verb

Example Sentences

他被指控盗窃。
tā bèi zhǐkòng dàoqiè 。
He was accused of theft.
盗窃是一种犯罪行为。
dàoqiè shì yīzhǒng fànzuì xíngwéi 。
Theft is a criminal act.
警察抓住了那个盗窃犯。
jǐngchá zhuāzhù le nàgè dàoqiè fàn 。
The police caught the thief.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

窃取qièqǔ
to pilfer
窃取 implies a more subtle or sneaky form of stealing, often used in a context of taking something small, whereas 盗窃 is more general.
偷tōu
to steal
偷 is a more colloquial way of saying to steal, while 盗窃 can have a formal legal connotation.

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Individual Characters

盗dào
to steal
窃qiè
to steal, secretly, (humble) I

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