Meaning
I beg to presume; steal
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qie” becomes a different word in each tone. 窃 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
- 窃取qiè qǔto steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)
- 行窃xíng qièto steal; to commit a robbery
- 窃声qiè shēngin a whisper; in stealthy tones
- 窃听qiè tīngto eavesdrop; to wiretap
Example Sentence
偷窃别人的东西是可耻的行为。Tōu qiè bié ren de dōng xi shì kě chǐ de xíng wéi.Stealing other people things is shameful behavior.
偷窃Tōu qièto steal别人bié renother people的deof东西dōng xithing是shìis可耻kě chǐshameful的deof行为xíng wéiaction。