竊 qiè

secretly, stealthily; steal; thief

DEFINITIONS

  • secretly, stealthily
  • steal
  • thief
  • to steal
  • secretly
  • (humble) I

WORDS

偷竊 tōu qiè to steal; to pilfer
偷香竊玉 tōu xiāng qiè yù lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex
剽竊 piāo qiè to plunder; to plagiarize
失竊 shī qiè to lose by theft; to have one's property stolen
慣竊 guàn qiè habitual thief
扒竊 pá qiè to steal; to pick pockets; to frisk
撬竊 qiào qiè burglary; house-breaking
攘竊 rǎng qiè to usurp; to steal
條斑竊蠹 tiáo bān qiè dù furniture beetle
盜竊 dào qiè to steal
竊取 qiè qǔ to steal; to seize
竊喜 qiè xǐ to be secretly delighted
竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅 qiè guó zhě hóu ， qiè gōu zhě zhū steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
竊嫌 qiè xián suspected thief (Tw)
竊據 qiè jù to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate
竊權 qiè quán to usurp authority; to hold power improperly
竊盜 qiè dào theft; to steal
竊竊 qiè qiè privately; secretly; unobtrusively
竊竊私語 qiè qiè sī yǔ to whisper
竊笑 qiè xiào to snigger; to titter
竊聲 qiè shēng in a whisper; in stealthy tones
竊聽 qiè tīng to eavesdrop; to wiretap
竊聽器 qiè tīng qì tapping device; bug
竊蛋龍 qiè dàn lóng oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)
竊蠹甲 qiè dù jiǎ drugstore beetle; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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