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窃 qiè

to steal; thief; secret, stealthy

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
穴
Traditional
竊
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 穴切 ⿱穴切

Memory hint: hole

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  1. 他因为盗窃被抓了。
    Tā yīnwèi dàoqiè bèi zhuā le.
    He was caught for theft.
    he because-of steal by catch (particle)
  2. 你听说邻居家被盗窃了吗？
    Nǐ tīngshuō línjū jiā bèi dàoqiè le ma?
    Did you hear that the neighbor's house was burgled?
    you hear neighbor home by steal (particle) (question)
  3. 大家要小心，防止财物被窃。
    Dàjiā yào xiǎoxīn, fángzhǐ cáiwù bèi qiè.
    Everyone should be careful to prevent belongings from being stolen.
    everyone should careful, prevent property by steal
  4. 幸好这次没有发生盗窃事件。
    Xìnghǎo zhè cì méiyǒu fāshēng dàoqiè shìjiàn.
    Fortunately, no theft incident occurred this time.
    fortunately this time not-have occur steal incident
  5. 上个月，公司的电脑被人窃走了。
    Shàng ge yuè, gōngsī de diànnǎo bèi rén qiè zǒu le.
    Last month, the company's computer was stolen by someone.
    last (measure) month, company (particle) computer by person steal away (particle)

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