贼 zéi

thief, traitor; kill

HSK 6 #2001

DEFINITIONS

  • thief, traitor
  • kill
  • thief
  • traitor
  • wily
  • deceitful
  • evil
  • extremely

STROKES

贼 stroke order diagram
贼 stroke order animation

WORDS

盗贼 dào zéi robber
窃贼 qiè zéi thief
乌贼 wū zéi cuttlefish
飞贼 fēi zéi cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airman; air marauder
卖国贼 mài guó zéi traitor
贼船 zéi chuán pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction
马贼 mǎ zéi horse thief; (old) group of horse-mounted bandits
贼心 zéi xīn evil intentions
贼窝 zéi wō thieves' lair
国贼 guó zéi traitor to the nation
贼头贼脑 zéi tóu zéi nǎo lit. to behave like a thief; furtive; underhand
叛贼 pàn zéi renegade; traitor
枪乌贼 qiāng wū zéi squid
贼亮 zéi liàng bright; shiny; dazzling; glaring
奸贼 jiān zéi a traitor; a treacherous bandit
贼眼 zéi yǎn shifty gaze; furtive glance
上贼船 shàng zéi chuán lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom); fig. to associate with criminals
中贼鸥 zhōng zéi ōu (bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
乱臣贼子 luàn chén zéi zǐ rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
作贼 zuò zéi to be a thief
做贼心虚 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
胜者王侯败者贼 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 kou4]
对着和尚骂贼秃 duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom); fig. to scold sb indirectly; to criticize obliquely
山贼 shān zéi brigand
惯贼 guàn zéi habitual thief
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