窃取

竊取

qièqǔ

verb HSK 7-9 #11,355

Meanings

Literally 'secretly take'

HSK 7-9

黑客窃取了大量用户数据。

Hēikè qièqǔ le dàliàng yònghù shùjù.

Hackers stole a large amount of user data.

HSK 7-9

他被指控窃取公司的商业机密。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng qièqǔ gōngsī de shāngyè jīmì.

He was accused of stealing the company's trade secrets.

窃取 is formal and often used in legal, political, and news contexts. For everyday 'stealing', use 偷. 窃取 can also mean to usurp (窃取权力 = usurp power).

窃 qiè

取 qǔ