窃听

竊聽

qiètīng

verb #7,386

Meanings

Literally 'to steal-listen' — to listen secretly without the speaker's knowledge or consent.

他们在房间里安装了窃听器。

Tāmen zài fángjiān lǐ ānzhuāng le qiètīngqì.

They installed a listening device in the room.

窃听他人电话是违法的。

Qiètīng tārén diànhuà shì wéifǎ de.

Wiretapping someone's phone is illegal.

她怀疑自己被窃听了。

Tā huáiyí zìjǐ bèiqiè tīng le.

She suspects she's being eavesdropped on.

usage

窃听器 (qiètīngqì) is a 'bug' or listening device. 窃听 can refer to both low-tech eavesdropping and high-tech electronic surveillance.

窃 qiè

听 tīng