nàozéi

闹贼

Word · VerbTraditional鬧賊

be burglarized; have a theft

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to be burglarized; to have a theft occur

informal

A colloquial and somewhat slangy term. The subject is typically a place (house, building, neighborhood).

Wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
qū区
zuó昨
wǎn晚
nào闹
zéi贼
le了
 ,
hǎo好
jǐ几
jiā家
bèi被
tōu偷
 。

Our residential complex had a break-in last night; several homes were robbed.

Zhè这
tiáo条
jiē街
bù不
tài太
píng平
 ,
lǎo老
shì是
nào闹
zéi贼
 。

This street isn't safe; there are always thefts happening.

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Chū出
mén门
qián前
yī一
dìng定
yào要
suǒ锁
hǎo好
mén门
 ,
yǐ以
fáng防
nào闹
zéi贼
 。

Make sure to lock the door before going out to prevent burglaries.