Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
偷
tōu
Description
"偷"的意思是拿走别人的东西，不告诉别人。
"偷" means to take someone else's things without telling them.
它也可以表示悄悄地做一件事，不想让别人看到。
It can also mean to do something quietly, not wanting others to see.
Meanings
偷tōu
to steal
有人偷了我的手机。
Someone stole my phone.
偷tōu
secretly; stealthily; on the sly
他上课的时候偷偷玩游戏。
He secretly plays games during class.
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Notes
- Nuance
偷 as an adverb often doubles to 偷偷 to mean 'secretly'.
- Etymology
original sense is to take by stealth, extended to doing things sneakily.
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