smuggle; illegal immigration
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to smuggle (people); to illegally cross borders; to steal across a blockaded frontier
Originally referred to secretly crossing blockaded waters; now primarily refers to illegal border crossing or human smuggling. Often used in legal and news contexts.
Tā他
men们
shì试
tú图
tōu偷
dù渡
dào到
Měi美
guó国
。
They attempted to smuggle themselves into the United States.
Hǎi海
àn岸
jǐng警
wèi卫
duì队
zhuā抓
huò获
le了
zhè这
pī批
tōu偷
dù渡
kè客
。
The coast guard captured this group of illegal immigrants.
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Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
zǔ组
zhī织
tōu偷
dù渡
bèi被
pàn判
le了
shí十
nián年
yǒu有
qī期
tú徒
xíng刑
。
He was sentenced to ten years in prison for organizing human smuggling.
Zhè这
tiáo条
lù路
xiàn线
cháng常
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
tōu偷
dù渡
。
This route is frequently used for smuggling people.