窃贼

竊賊

qièzéi

noun #14,042

Measure Word

一个窃贼 gè

Meanings

1 thief; burglar

Characters

to steal; to pilfer

Examples

HSK 3

警察抓住了那个窃贼。

Jǐngchá zhuāzhù le nàge qièzéi.

The police caught the thief.

HSK 4

窃贼从窗户爬进了房子。

Qièzéi cóng chuānghù pá jìn le fángzi.

The burglar climbed into the house through the window.

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窃贼 is a formal/written word for thief. In casual speech, 小偷 is far more common. 窃贼 appears in news reports, legal texts, and literature.

Stroke Order

窃 qiè

贼 zéi