Translation of 窃 to English with examples of 窃 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

窃

竊

qiè

char. steal; secretly, stealthily; (term of modesty) personally

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CHARACTER COMPOSITION

RADICAL

穴 cave

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

偷窃

偷竊

tōu qiè

v. steal

窃听

竊聽

qiè tīng

v. eavesdrop, bug, intercept, tap

窃窃私语

竊竊私語

qiè qiè sī yǔ

v. whisper, talk in a subdued voice

剽窃

剽竊

piāo qiè

v. plagiarize, lift

窃喜

竊喜

qiè xǐ

v. hug oneself with pleasure or delight (over sth), be happy about sth in secret

窃以为

竊以為

qiè yǐ wéi

phr. in my humble opinion