飞贼

飛賊
fēizéi
noun #22,567

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cat burglar
  2. 2 a thief who climbs buildings
  3. 3 a nimble thief

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le yī míng zài lóu jiān pānpá de fēizéi.
Police arrested a cat burglar who was climbing between buildings.
HSK 7-9
Fēizéi chèn hēiyè fānqiáng rùshì xíngqiè.
The cat burglar scaled the wall at night and broke into the house.

Tips

memory
(to fly) + (thief) - a thief who moves like he can fly, scaling walls and leaping between rooftops. The term is commonly used in wuxia stories and crime contexts.

Stroke Order

fēi
zéi