贼鼠鼠

賊鼠鼠

zéishǔshǔ

adjective

Meanings

1 furtive and sly
2 with a mouse-like, sneaky look

Characters

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

贼 zéi

鼠 shǔ