Meaning
thief
Chinese: 偷东西的人，也表示狡猾或程度深。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zei” becomes a different word in each tone. 贼 is the 2nd 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
- 国贼guó zéitraitor to the nation
- 作贼zuò zéito be a thief
- 贼心zéi xīnevil intentions
- 工贼gōng zéistrikebreaker; scab; traitor to the working class
- 海贼hǎi zéipirate
Example Sentence
警察很快就抓住了那个贼。Jǐng chá hěn kuài jiù zhuā zhù le nà ge zéi.The police quickly caught the thief.
警察Jǐng chápolice很hěnvery快kuàirapid就jiùthen抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of了le(completed action)那个nà gethat one贼zéithief。