偷人

tōurén

verb #32,228

Meanings

1 (of a married woman) to have an affair
2 to cheat on one's husband

Characters

to steal / sneakily

Examples

HSK 5

村里都在传她偷人的事。

Cūnlǐ dōu zài chuán tā tōurén de shì.

The whole village is gossiping about her affair.

HSK 5

他怀疑老婆偷人，气得摔了门。

Tā huáiyí lǎopo tōurén, qì de shuāi le mén.

He suspected his wife of cheating and slammed the door in fury.

Tips

register

偷人 is a vulgar, judgmental term traditionally aimed at married women - literally 'to steal a man'. The parallel for cheating husbands is 偷情 (more neutral) or 偷腥. In modern speech 出轨 is the more polite, gender-neutral way to say 'have an affair'.

Stroke Order

偷 tōu

人 rén