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窃

qiè

HSK 6 Character Traditional 竊

What 窃 means

1. to steal
2. secretly
3. humbleI

Example sentences

• 一大笔钱遭窃。
  A large sum of money was stolen.
• 警察起诉他盗窃。
  Jǐngchá qǐsù tā dàoqiè.
  The police accused him of theft.
• 警官逮捕了窃贼。
  Jǐngguān dàibǔ le qièzéi.
  The police officer arrested the burglar.
• 饥饿促使他偷窃。
  Jī'è cùshǐ tā tōuqiè.
  Hunger urged him to steal.
• 他以偷窃罪入狱。
  Tā yǐ tōuqiè zuì rùyù.
  He was in prison on a charge of robbery.
• 贝蒂有盗窃前科。
  Bèidì yǒu dàoqiè qiánkē.
  Betty has a previous conviction for theft.

Words starting with 窃

• 窃窃私语qiè qiè sī yǔ(idiom) to whisper
• 窃贼qiè zéithief
• 窃笑qiè xiàoto snigger; to titter
• 窃取qiè qǔto steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
• 窃听qiè tīngto eavesdrop; to wiretap
• 窃听器qiè tīng qìtapping device; bug
• 窃喜qiè xǐto be secretly delighted
• 窃嫌qiè xiánsuspected thief (Tw)
• 窃密qiè mìto steal secret information
• 窃据qiè jùto usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate
• 窃权qiè quánto usurp authority; to hold power improperly
• 窃盗qiè dàotheft; to steal
• 窃窃qiè qièprivately; secretly; unobtrusively
• 窃声qiè shēngin a whisper; in stealthy tones
• 窃蛋龙qiè dàn lóngoviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)
• 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhūsteal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you…
• 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóusteal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince…

Words containing 窃

• 盗窃dào qièto steal
• 偷窃tōu qièto steal; to pilfer
• 剽窃piāo qièto plunder; to plagiarize
• 失窃shī qièto lose by theft; to have one's property stolen
• 行窃xíng qièto steal; to commit a robbery
• 扒窃pá qièto steal; to pick pockets; to frisk
• 惯窃guàn qièhabitual thief
• 偷香窃玉tōu xiāng qiè yùlit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering; secret illicit sex
• 身份盗窃shēn fèn dào qièidentity theft
• 篡窃cuàn qièto usurp; to seize
• 撬窃qiào qièburglary; house-breaking
• 攘窃rǎng qièto usurp; to steal

Characters that look like 窃

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 留liúto leave (a message etc); to retain; to stay
• 苗miáosprout
• 岿kuīhigh and mighty (of mountain); hilly
• 茁zhuóto display vigorous, new growth; to sprout
• 甾zāisteroid nucleus
• 窈yǎo(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of 杳

Sounds the same

Read qiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 切definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!…
• 怯timid; cowardly; rustic
• 锲to cut; to carve; to engrave
• 妾concubine; I, your servant (deprecatory self-reference for women)
• 砌used in 砌末
• 惬(literary) satisfied; content
• 挈to raise; to lift; to take along (e.g. one's family)
• 箧chest; box; trunk
• 帹man's headband (arch.)
• 朅to leave; to abandon
• 踥to walk with small steps
• 趄to slant; to incline