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qiè

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qiè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiè | qie4
English translation
to steal
secretly
(humble) I
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy

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About qiè

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

qiè

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Verb-like morpheme / 动词性语素 Dòngcí xìng yǔsù

Learning hint

hole

Etymology of qiè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

穴切

Semantic compound

xué

Phonetic compound

qiē

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and qiē represents the sound. Simplified form of qiè .

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Example sentences using qiè

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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.

窃贼 qiè zéi 这个 zhè ge 单元房 dān yuán fáng 翻得一片狼藉 láng jí .

The burglars turned the flat upside down.

窃贼 qiè zéi de 货车 huò chē zhuàng le 珠宝 zhū bǎo háng de chú chuāng .

The thieves rammed their truck into the jeweller's window.

Cóng 方面 fāngmiàn lái kān , zhè 入室 háng qiè àn dōu shì 职业 zhíyè 惯犯 guàn fàn zuò de .

The burglary had all the hallmarks of a professional job.

yuè qián bèi 宣判 xuān pàn wèi fàn 入店 háng qiè zuì .

Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge.

Words with qiè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
盗窃 dàoqiè to steal盜竊
qiè to steal qiè
偷窃 tōu qiè to steal偷竊
窃听器 qiè tīng qì bug竊聽器
窃听 qiè tīng to eavesdrop竊聽
窃取 qiè qǔ to steal竊取
失窃 shī qiè to lose by theft失竊
窃贼 qiè zéi thief竊賊
剽窃 piāo qiè to plunder剽竊
行窃 xíng qiè to steal行竊
扒窃 pá qiè to steal扒竊
窃喜 qiè xǐ to be secretly delighted竊喜
窃窃私语 qiè qiè sī yǔ to whisper竊竊私語
窃笑 qiè xiào to snigger竊笑
窃窃 qiè qiè privately竊竊
窃据 qiè jù to usurp竊據
惯窃 guàn qiè habitual thief慣竊
偷香窃玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù secret illicit sex偷香竊玉
篡窃 cuàn qiè to usurp篡竊

qiè Decomposition & Compounds

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qiè Decomposition

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