- 盗窃 dàoqiè stealto steal
- 偷窃 tōuqiè stealto illegally take property belonging to others
- 窃听器 qiètīngqì bugan electronic device used for secret listening or recording; a tapping device
- 窃听 qiètīng eavesdropto listen in secretly to a private conversation
- 失窃 shīqiè stolento lose property by theft; to have one's possessions stolen
- 窃取 qièqǔ stealto steal (usually private information, intellectual property, etc.)
- 剽窃 piāoqiè plagiarizeto use someone else's writing or ideas as one's own
- 窃贼 qièzéi thief
- 行窃 xíngqiè stealto steal or commit a theft
- 扒窃 páqiè pickpocketto steal money or valuables from someone's pockets or bags, typically in public places
- 窃喜 qièxǐ secretly rejoiceto be secretly delighted
- 窃窃私语 qièqièsīyǔ whisper(idiom) to whisper
- 盗窃罪 dàoqièzuì crime of theftthe legal crime of stealing property belonging to another person with the intention of permanently depriving the owner of it
- 窃笑 qièxiào snickerto laugh quietly or secretly, often in a suppressed or mocking manner
- 窃窃 qièqiè privatelydone in a private, secret, or unobtrusive manner, often used in the context of whispering
- 窃据 qièjù expropriateto take possession of and hold territory or resources without a legal right
- 窃密 qièmì steal secretsto steal secret information
- 惯窃 guànqiè habitual thiefa habitual thief
- 偷香窃玉 tōuxiāngqièyù philanderingto engage in secret illicit sexual affairs or seduce women
- 窃蛋龙 qièdànlóng oviraptorosauroviraptorosaur (egg-stealing dinosaur)
- 窃钩者诛,窃国者侯 qiègōuzhězhū, qièguózhěhóu law's inequityTo be punished for petty crimes while rewarded for major ones; literally: steal a hook and be executed, steal a state and be made a lord.
- 偷窃罪 tōuqièzuì theft crimethe criminal act of stealing property or committing larceny
- 身份盗窃 shēnfèndàoqiè identity theft
- 攘窃 rǎngqiè stealto commit theft or misappropriate property
- 撬窃 qiàoqiè burglaryThe act of breaking into a building or premises to commit theft.
- 窃国者侯,窃钩者诛 qièguózhěhóu, qiègōuzhězhū unequal justicesteal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi)
- 窃声 qièshēng whisperin a low voice or stealthy tone to avoid being overheard
- 窃嫌 qièxián suspected thiefsuspected thief (Taiwanese usage)
- 窃权 qièquán usurpto illegally seize or hold political or administrative authority
- 窃盗 qièdào stealto take someone else's property without permission
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH