tōu

HSK 5
common
verb
noun
adverb

Meaning of

偷 means to steal; to take secretly; thief; stealer. Pronounced tōu. HSK 5.

  • to steal; to take secretly
  • thief; stealer
  • secretly; covertly; in secret

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

de
qián
bāo
bèi
rén
tōu
le
 

My wallet was stolen by someone.

tōu
le
lín
jiā
de
xíng
chē
 

He stole his neighbor's bicycle.

Xiǎo
tōu
zài
chāo
shì
tōu
le
bāo
líng
shí
 

A thief stole a bag of snacks in the supermarket.

yīn
wèi
tōu
dōng
xi西
bèi
jǐng
chá
zhuā
zhù
le
 

He was caught by the police for stealing.

Yǒu
rén
tōu
le
xué
xiào
shū
guǎn
de
xīn
shū
 

Someone stole new books from the school library.