盗
窃

To steal in Chinese: 盗窃 (dào qiè)

dào qiè

to steal

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 盜竊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to steal

Stroke order

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盗
窃

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ㄉㄠˋ

dào

ㄉ/ dㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄝˋ

qiè

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

盗窃

Simplified

盜竊

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他因为盗窃他人财物被警察抓住了。

    tā yīn wèi dào qiè tā rén cái wù bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le。

    He was caught by the police for stealing other people's property.

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Related words

盗

dào

to steal

盗版

dào bǎn

pirated

强盗

qiáng dào

to rob (with force)

防盗

fáng dào

to guard against theft

海盗

hǎi dào

pirate

窃取

qiè qǔ

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

防盗门

fáng dào mén

security door

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