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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

HSK 2
小心小偷儿！
Xiǎoxīn xiǎotōur!
Watch out for thieves!
HSK 3
那个小偷儿被抓住了。
Nàge xiǎotōur bèi zhuāzhù le.
That thief was caught.
HSK 5
这个小偷儿给店里造成了不小的损失。
Zhège xiǎotōur gěi diàn lǐ zàochéng le bù xiǎo de sǔnshī.
This thief caused the shop no small loss.

Tips

usage
小偷儿 is the erhua (儿化) form common in northern/Beijing dialect. The standard form is 小偷. 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