How to say “steal” in Chinese
steal; secretly
“Steal” in Chinese is 偷, tōu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
偷 is read tōu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”. The right part is the same as in 愉 and 输.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “偷”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 偷. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她偷偷看了我一眼tātōutōukànlewǒyìyǎnShe stole a glance at me.
- 我的手机被小偷儿偷了wǒdeshǒujībèixiǎotōurtōuleA thief stole my phone.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Swindlers, thieves and the truth”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “steal” in Chinese?
“Steal” in Chinese is 偷, pinyin tōu.
What does 偷 mean?
偷 (tōu) means “steal; secretly”.
How do you write 偷?
偷 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 偷?
偷 is read tōu. Tones: tōu — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“steal” in the lesson “Swindlers, thieves and the truth”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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