贼鼠鼠

賊鼠鼠

zéishǔshǔ

adjective

Meanings

HSK 6

他贼鼠鼠地看了看四周，才把东西塞进口袋。

Tā zéishǔshǔ de kàn le kàn sìzhōu, cái bǎ dōngxi sāi jìn kǒudài.

He glanced around furtively before stuffing the thing into his pocket.

HSK 7-9

那人眼神贼鼠鼠的，一看就不是好人。

Nà rén yǎnshén zéishǔshǔ de, yī kàn jiù bùshì hǎorén.

The man had a sneaky, mousy gaze - clearly not a good sort.

memory

贼 (thief) + 鼠 (mouse) = picture someone with the darting eyes of a mouse caught sneaking around. Stronger and more animal-like than 贼溜溜.

贼 zéi

鼠 shǔ