thief; petty thief; sneak thief
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
thief; petty thief; sneak thief; pilferer
Refers to someone who steals property, usually implying petty theft rather than armed robbery. In colloquial speech, can take the suffix -儿 (小偷儿).
Wǒ我
jiā家
zuó昨
tiān天
jìn进
xiǎo小
tōu偷
le了
。
A thief broke into my house yesterday.
Jǐng警
chá察
zhuā抓
zhù住
le了
nà那
ge个
xiǎo小
tōu偷
。
The police caught that thief.
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Xiǎo小
xīn心
xiǎo小
tōu偷
！
Watch out for thieves!
Tā他
bèi被
rén人
dāng当
chéng成
xiǎo小
tōu偷
niǔ扭
sòng送
dào到
le了
pài派
chū出
suǒ所
。
He was mistaken for a thief and escorted to the police station.