tōu

common
verb

Meaning of 偷渡

偷渡 means to smuggle (people); to illegally cross borders; to steal across a blockaded frontier. Pronounced tōu dù.

  • to smuggle (people); to illegally cross borders; to steal across a blockaded frontier

Definitions & Examples

men
shì
tōu
dào
Měi
guó
 

They attempted to smuggle themselves into the United States.

Hǎi
àn
jǐng
wèi
duì
zhuā
huò
le
zhè
tōu
 

The coast guard captured this group of illegal immigrants.

yīn
wèi
zhī
tōu
bèi
pàn
le
shí
nián
yǒu
xíng
 

He was sentenced to ten years in prison for organizing human smuggling.

Zhè
tiáo
xiàn线
cháng
bèi
yòng
lái
tōu
 

This route is frequently used for smuggling people.

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