how to write tou(steal) in chinese

偷

pinyintōu
radicals亻Stroke count11
eanglish meaningsteal; pilfer; burglarize; make off with; thief; pilferer; burglar; stealthily; secretly; covertly

Stroke order of the Chinese character "偷" (tou)

Handwriting

v. （私拿别人的东西） steal; pilfer; burglarize; make off with:

1. 钱包被偷
have one's purse stolen;

2. 小偷小摸
pilfer;

3. 他偷了她的钱。
He stole her money.; He stole money from her.

4. 有人把我的雨伞偷走了。
Someone has made off with my umbrella.

v. （抽出） find (time):

1. 偷工夫干私事儿
take time off from work for private affairs; snatch a moment to manage one's own things

v. （苟且敷衍） dispose of sth. perfunctorily:

1. 苟且偷生
drag out an ignoble existence; live on without ambition

n. （偷东西的人） thief; pilferer; burglar

adv. （瞒着人） stealthily; secretly; covertly:

1. 偷渡
cross a river stealthily; illegal border crossing;

2. 偷跑
run away covertly;

3. 偷看
steal a glance; peek; peep