扒手

páshǒu

noun #16,880

Meanings

1 pickpocket

Characters

to claw; to pick (a pocket)

Literally 'clawing hand' — a hand that picks pockets.

Examples

在地铁上要小心扒手。

Zài dìtiě shang yào xiǎoxīn páshǒu.

Be careful of pickpockets on the subway.

警察抓住了一个扒手。

Jǐngchá zhuā zhù le yī gè páshǒu.

The police caught a pickpocket.

Stroke Order

扒 bā

手 shǒu