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小偷儿

小偷兒
xiǎotōur
noun HSK 5

Measure Word

一个小偷儿 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 thief; pickpocket (colloquial, erhua form)

Characters

小
xiǎo
small; little
偷
tōu
to steal; to pilfer
儿
r
erhua suffix (Beijing flavor)
A 'small stealer' — a petty thief, with the casual Beijing erhua ending.

Examples

小心小偷儿！
Xiǎoxīn xiǎotōur!
Watch out for thieves!
那个小偷儿被抓住了。
Nàge xiǎotōur bèi zhuāzhù le.
That thief was caught.
地铁上小偷儿很多。
Dìtiě shàng xiǎotōur hěnduō.
There are a lot of pickpockets on the subway.

Tips

usage
小偷儿 is the erhua (儿化) form common in northern/Beijing dialect. The standard form is 小偷 (xiǎotōu). Both are widely understood.
culture
Pickpocketing used to be a major concern on Chinese public transit. Modern security cameras and mobile payments have greatly reduced it.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
偷 tōu
儿 ér