盗刷 (dàoshuā): to fraudulently charge (a credi…

Meanings

1 to fraudulently charge (a credit card)
2 credit-card fraud
3 unauthorized swipe

Characters

盗

Examples

我的信用卡被盗刷了一万元。

Wǒ de xìnyòngkǎ bèi dàoshuā le yí wàn yuán.

My credit card was fraudulently charged 10,000 yuan.

开通短信提醒可以防范盗刷。

Kāitōng duǎnxìn tíxǐng kěyǐ fángfàn dàoshuā.

Turning on SMS alerts helps guard against card fraud.

Tips

memory

盗 'steal' + 刷 'swipe' (as in swiping a card — 刷卡). The verb piggybacks on the very common 刷卡 'to swipe the card,' adding 盗 to make it a theft. If you know 刷卡, 盗刷 is instant.

Stroke Order

盗 dào

刷 shuā

Related Words

刷卡 shuākǎ

to swipe a card / to pay by credit card / to tap a transit card

刷 shuā HSK 4 #3,768

to brush; to scrub / to paint; to apply / to swipe (a card); to scroll (on phone)

盗窃 dàoqiè HSK 7 #5,380

theft / larceny / to steal

盗 dào HSK 7 #6,388

to steal / thief / bandit

下拉刷新 xiàlāshuāxīn

pull-to-refresh / swipe down to refresh

刷好评 shuāhǎopíng

to fake positive reviews / to inflate good ratings (review fraud)

盗墓笔记 dàomùbǐjì

The Lost Tomb (Chinese web novel series by Nanpai Sanshu) / lit. tomb-robbing notes

强盗 qiángdào HSK 6 #5,513

robber; bandit; brigand

海盗 hǎidào HSK 7 #2,521

pirate / sea pirate

盗贼 dàozéi #10,654

robber / thief / bandit