窃听

qiè tīng · qie ting

Traditional 竊聽

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to eavesdrop
  2. to wiretap
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2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)窃(qiè)听(tīng)他(tā)人(rén)电(diàn)话(huà)而(ér)被(bèi)警(jǐng)方(fāng)逮(dài)捕(bǔ)。

He was arrested by the police for wiretapping others' phone calls.

02

在(zài)别(bié)人(rén)房(fáng)间(jiān)安(ān)装(zhuāng)窃(qiè)听(tīng)设(shè)备(bèi)是(shì)违(wéi)法(fǎ)的(de)。

Installing eavesdropping devices in someone else's room is illegal.

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