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窃取

qièqǔ

to steal; to pilfer; to obtain illegally

A hidden figure slipping a document out of a drawer
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Characters in this word

窃 qiè

Strokes
9
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 切 to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 窃

取 qǔ

Strokes
8
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
耳 ear 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 黑客通过伪装邮件窃取账户密码,随后转移了大量数据。 Hēikè tōngguò wěizhuāng yóujiàn qièqǔ zhànghù mìmǎ, suíhòu zhuǎnyí le dàliàng shùjù. Hackers stole account passwords through disguised emails and then transferred large amounts of data.
  • 网上购物时要小心,别让骗子窃取个人信息。 Wǎngshàng gòuwù shí yào xiǎoxin, bié ràng piànzi qièqǔ gèrén xìnxī. Be careful when shopping online; don't let swindlers steal your personal information.
  • 他假装成客户,窃取了公司的商业秘密。 Tā jiǎzhuāng chéng kèhù, qièqǔ le gōngsī de shāngyè mìmì. He pretended to be a client and stole the company's trade secrets.

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