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tōu

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tōu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tōu | tou1
English translation
to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily
to steal; burglar, thief

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About tōu

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

tōu

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of tōu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻俞

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using tōu

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这些 zhè xiē zéi wéi fēn tōu lái de 物品 wù pǐn ér 争吵 zhēng chǎo .

The thieves quarrelled about the division of their stolen goods.

男孩 nán hái 逛商店 shí 偷窃 tōu qiè 货物 huò wù bèi zhuā jiāng huì yǒu hǎo 下场 xià chǎng .

He's already been caught shoplifting ; that boy will come to a bad end.

后来 hòulái 想起 xiǎng qǐ zài , 便 biàn 偷偷 tōu tōu de Shū diū zài 椅子 yǐzi xià .

Remembering my presence, he furtively dropped it under his chair.

奥立佛 Cóng míng 衣冠楚楚 yī guān chǔ chǔ de 乘客 chéng kè 身上 shēn shang tōu 得一 Bāo 香烟 xiāng yān .

Oliver filched a packet of cigarettes from a well - dressed passenger.

富兰 yīn 驱使 qū shǐ 吉姆 tōu běn Shū ér shòu .

Frank was scolded for having goaded Jim to steal a book.

Words with tōu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
tōu to steal tōu
偷偷 tōu tōu stealthily偷偷 tōu tōu
小偷 xiǎo tōu thief小偷 xiǎo tōu
偷拍 tōu pāi to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge偷拍 tōu pāi
偷窃 tōu qiè to steal偷竊
偷袭 tōu xí to raid偷襲
偷看 tōu kàn to peep偷看 tōu kàn
偷懒 tōu lǎn to goof off偷懶
偷情 tōu qíng to carry on a clandestine love affair偷情 tōu qíng
偷窥 tōu kuī to peep偷窺
偷听 tōu tīng to eavesdrop偷聽
偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō surreptitious偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō
偷盗 tōu dào to steal偷盜
偷渡 tōu dù illegal immigration偷渡 tōu dù
偷税 tōu shuì tax evasion偷稅
偷工减料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào jerry-building偷工減料
偷运 tōu yùn to smuggle偷運
偷漏 tōu lòu to evade (taxes)偷漏 tōu lòu
偷梁换柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù to replace the original with a fake偷梁換柱
偷生 tōu shēng to live without purpose偷生 tōu shēng
偷渡者 tōu dù zhě stowaway偷渡者 tōu dù zhě
偷猎 tōu liè to poach偷獵
偷换 tōu huàn to substitute on the sly偷換

tōu Decomposition & Compounds

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tōu Decomposition

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