seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself; taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
苟且偷生苟且偷生gou3 qie3 tou1 sheng1
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
惯偷慣偷guan4 tou1
habitual thief
猴子偷桃猴子偷桃hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2
"monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other; (coll.) grabbing sb by the balls
忍垢偷生忍垢偷生ren3 gou4 tou1 sheng1
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱偷生忍辱偷生ren3 ru3 tou1 sheng1
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
偷安偷安tou1 an1
to shirk responsibility; thoughtless pleasure-seeking
偷吃偷吃tou1 chi1
to eat on the sly; to pilfer food; to be unfaithful
偷盗偷盜tou1 dao4
to steal
偷渡偷渡tou1 du4
illegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship); to steal across the international border; to run a blockade
偷渡者偷渡者tou1 du4 zhe3
smuggled illegal alien; stowaway
偷惰偷惰tou1 duo4
to skive off work; to be lazy
偷工偷工tou1 gong1
to skimp on the job; to avoid work
偷工减料偷工減料tou1 gong1 jian3 liao4
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work
偷汉偷漢tou1 han4
(of a woman) to take a lover
偷汉子偷漢子tou1 han4 zi5
(of a woman) to take a lover
偷鸡不成蚀把米偷雞不成蝕把米tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom); fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off; to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡不着蚀把米偷雞不著蝕把米tou1 ji1 bu4 zhao2 shi2 ba3 mi3
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米
偷鸡摸狗偷雞摸狗tou1 ji1 mo1 gou3
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women; to have affairs
偷看偷看tou1 kan4
to peep; to peek; to steal a glance
偷空偷空tou1 kong4
to take some time out; to make use of a spare moment
偷窥偷窺tou1 kui1
to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur
偷窥狂偷窺狂tou1 kui1 kuang2
voyeur; peeping tom
偷懒偷懶tou1 lan3
to goof off; to be lazy
偷梁换柱偷梁換柱tou1 liang2 huan4 zhu4
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column; to replace the original with a fake; to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
偷猎偷獵tou1 lie4
to poach
偷猎者偷獵者tou1 lie4 zhe3
poacher
偷漏偷漏tou1 lou4
to evade (taxes)
偷拍偷拍tou1 pai1
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
偷排偷排tou1 pai2
to dump illegally
偷窃偷竊tou1 qie4
to steal; to pilfer
偷情偷情tou1 qing2
to carry on a clandestine love affair
偷取偷取tou1 qu3
to steal; to abstract; to appropriate
偷去偷去tou1 qu4
to steal; to make off with; stolen
偷生偷生tou1 sheng1
to live without purpose
偷税偷稅tou1 shui4
tax evasion
偷天换日偷天換日tou1 tian1 huan4 ri4
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom); skulduggery; to hoodwink people; to cheat sb audaciously
偷听偷聽tou1 ting1
to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly)
偷偷偷偷tou1 tou1
stealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively; on the sly
偷偷摸摸偷偷摸摸tou1 tou1 mo1 mo1
surreptitious; sneaky
偷袭偷襲tou1 xi2
to mount a sneak attack; to raid
偷闲偷閑tou1 xian2
to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; also written 偷閒|偷闲
偷闲偷閒tou1 xian2
to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work
偷香窃玉偷香竊玉tou1 xiang1 qie4 yu4
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex
偷笑偷笑tou1 xiao4
to laugh up one's sleeve
偷腥偷腥tou1 xing1
to cheat on one's spouse; to have an affair
偷眼偷眼tou1 yan3
to take a furtive look at
偷运偷運tou1 yun4
to smuggle
小偷小偷xiao3 tou1
thief
凿壁偷光鑿壁偷光zao2 bi4 tou1 guang1
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom); fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship