to steal something and carry it away from the scene.

doing something in a secret or covert manner to avoid being noticed

a thief

to illegally take property belonging to others

to carry on a clandestine love affair

to look at something secretly or furtively

to listen secretly to a private conversation

to photograph or film someone without their knowledge or consent

to look at someone or something secretly, especially through a small opening or from a hidden vantage point

(idiom) surreptitious; sneaky

to mount a sneak attack or launch a surprise raid against a target

to avoid work or effort; to be lazy or goof off

to steal

To enter or leave a country illegally or secretly, often by crossing a border clandestinely or as a stowaway on a ship.

to smuggle

to cut corners by using inferior materials or reducing necessary labor to save costs, especially in construction or manufacturing

to engage in petty theft

adjective or verb phrase meaning obtained through theft

a person who steals vehicles, especially cars

to live without purpose or to cling to life in a dishonorable way

to be leaked or made available before the official release date (often of a movie, game, or product)

to poach

to evade (taxes)

a person who secretly and illegally crosses a border or travels on a ship, plane, or vehicle without authorization

to secretly replace original or essential elements with fakes or inferior items to deceive others or commit fraud

(of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair

to substitute on the sly

to engage in illicit sexual affairs or dally with women

surreptitious; sneaky

to steal

to find or steal a moment of spare time or take a break from a busy schedule

To drag out an ignoble existence; to live without purpose or dignity.

a habitual thief

to engage in audacious fraudulent activities or skulduggery, typically involving bold substitution to deceive others

to take some time out or make use of a spare moment from a busy schedule

to seek temporary ease and comfort while shirking responsibilities or ignoring future consequences

to try to gain an advantage only to end up suffering a loss instead; to go for wool and come back shorn

Erhua form of [[小偷|小偷|xiao3 tou1]] (thief).

(of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair

to bear humiliation to save one's skin

seeking only temporary ease and comfort without concern for the future or principles

to study hard in the face of extreme poverty or hardship (lit. to bore a hole in the wall to borrow a neighbor's light)

to engage in secret illicit sexual affairs or seduce women

to eat on the sly or steal food secretly

to steal something and take it away; to make off with

to surreptitiously add (something that shouldn't be there)

much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights