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偷听

tōu tīng

2-character word Traditional 偷聽

What 偷听 means

1. to eavesdrop
2. to monitor (secretly)

The characters in 偷听

• 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer; to snatch
• 听tīngto listen to; to hear; to heed; to obey; a can (loanword from English "tin")

Example sentences

• 你在偷听。
  Nǐ zài tōutīng.
  You were eavesdropping.
• 汤姆在偷听。
  Tom's eavesdropping.
• 我没想偷听的。
  I didn't mean to eavesdrop.

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