小
偷

Thief in Chinese: 小偷 (xiǎo tōu)

xiǎo tōu

thief

HSK 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1thief

Stroke order

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小
偷

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄠˇ

xiǎo

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄡ

tōu

ㄊ/ tㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 小偷 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 注意小偷。

    zhù yì xiǎo tōu。

    Beware of thieves.

  • 小偷跑了。

    xiǎo tōu pǎo le。

    The thief ran away.

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Related words

小

xiǎo

small

偷

tōu

to steal

小姐

xiǎo jie

young lady

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

小吃

xiǎo chī

snack

小麦

xiǎo mài

wheat

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

小学

xiǎo xué

elementary school

从小

cóng xiǎo

from childhood

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