盗窃
dàoqiè
to steal; theft
Characters in this word
窃 qiè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公司加强门禁后，仓库盗窃案件明显减少。 Gōngsī jiāqiáng ménjìn hòu, cāngkù dàoqiè ànjiàn míngxiǎn jiǎnshǎo. After the company strengthened access control, theft cases in the warehouse decreased noticeably.
- 他因为盗窃被罚了款，还丢了工作。 Tā yīnwèi dàoqiè bèi fá le kuǎn, hái diū le gōngzuò. He was fined for theft and lost his job as well.
- 小区里最近发生了几起盗窃案，大家都很小心。 Xiǎoqū lǐ zuìjìn fāshēng le jǐ qǐ dàoqiè'àn, dàjiā dōu hěn xiǎoxīn. Several theft cases occurred recently in the neighbourhood, so everyone is being careful.
Related words
- 盗 dào to steal; to rob
- 盗版 dàobǎn pirated edition; to pirate
- 防盗 fángdào anti-theft; to guard against theft
- 海盗 hǎidào pirate
- 强盗 qiángdào robber; bandit
- 掩耳盗铃 yǎn'ěrdàolíng to deceive oneself; to bury one's head in the sand
- 窃取 qièqǔ to steal; to pilfer; to obtain illegally
- 绑架 bǎngjià to kidnap; to hijack figuratively
- 呼救 hūjiù to call for help
- 歹徒 dǎitú criminal; gangster; evildoer
- 当心 dāngxīn to be careful; to watch out
- 避难 bìnàn to seek refuge; to take shelter