pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
偷
偷
tou1
to steal; to pilfer; to snatch; thief; stealthily
strokes
11
radical
strokes after radical
9
苟且偷安
苟且偷安
gou3 qie3 tou1 an1
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