Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
偷
tōu
Description
"偷"的意思是拿走别人的东西，不告诉别人。
它也可以表示悄悄地做一件事，不想让别人看到。
Meanings
偷tōu
to steal
有人偷了我的手机。
偷tōu
secretly; stealthily; on the sly
他上课的时候偷偷玩游戏。
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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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