Meaning
steal; rob; plunder; a thief; bandit; robber
Chinese: 偷盗，也指盗贼。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dao” becomes a different word in each tone. 盗 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 盗窃dào qièto steal
- 强盗qiáng dàoto rob (with force); bandit; robber
- 盗版dào bǎnpirated; illegal; see also 正版
- 海盗hǎi dàopirate
- 防盗fáng dàoto guard against theft; anti-theft
Example Sentence
警察抓住了那个盗窃的小偷。Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge dào qiè de xiǎo tōu.The police caught the thief who was stealing.
警察Jǐng chápolice抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of了le(completed action)那个nà gethat one盗窃dào qièto steal的deof小偷xiǎo tōuthief。