Meaning
to steal; to pilfer
Chinese: 偷窃，也表示悄悄地做。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tou” becomes a different word in each tone. 偷 is the 1st 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
- 偷偷tōu tōustealthily; secretly; covertly; furtively
- 小偷xiǎo tōuthief
- 小偷儿xiǎo tōu rerhua form of 小偷
- 偷懒tōu lǎnto goof off; to be lazy
- 偷看tōu kànto peep; to peek; to steal a glance
Example Sentence
小猫偷偷地跳上了桌子。Xiǎo māo tōu tōu de tiào shàng le zhuō zi.The kitten quietly jumped onto the table.
小猫Xiǎo māokitten偷偷tōu tōustealthily地de(adverb marker)跳tiàoto jump上shàngon了le(completed action)桌子zhuō zitable。