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偷窃

tōu qiè · tou qie

Traditional 偷竊

Meaning

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  1. to steal
  2. to pilfer
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2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)因(yīn)为(wèi)偷(tōu)窃(qiè)被(bèi)炒(chǎo)了(le)鱿(yóu)鱼(yú)。

Sami was fired from his job for stealing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by lnvq · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

偷(tōu)窃(qiè)是(shì)违(wéi)法(fǎ)行(xíng)为(wéi)，会(huì)受(shòu)到(dào)法(fǎ)律(lǜ)惩(chéng)罚(fá)。

Stealing is illegal and will be punished by law.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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