偷窥

偷窺

tōukuī

verb HSK 7-9 #7,749

Meanings

1 to peep
2 to spy on
3 to voyeur

Characters

to steal; secretly

to peep; to spy

Examples

偷窥别人的隐私是违法的。

Tōukuī biérén de yǐnsī shì wéifǎ de.

Peeping at others' privacy is illegal.

他被人偷窥了。

Tā bèi rén tōukuī le.

He was spied on by someone.

Tips

usage

偷窥 is more serious and negative than 偷看. It implies invasive spying on privacy. 偷窥狂 means voyeur or peeping Tom.

Stroke Order

偷 tōu

窥 kuī