窃贼

竊賊
qièzéi
thief

CEDICT

thief

Wiktionary

偷盗他人财物的人。

重編國語辭典

偷窃他人财物者

維基詞典

Examples

一个窃贼闯进了他的房子。

A burglar broke into his house.

Source: Tatoeba

窃贼是从这扇门进到屋子裡的。

The burglar gained access to the house through this door.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 窃 qiè
  1. to steal
  2. secretly
  3. (humble) I
2 贼 zéi
  1. thief; robber
  2. (bound form) traitor; subversive
  3. (bound form) evil; wicked
  4. sly; shifty; devious
  5. (literary) to harm; to injure
  6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

Related entries

偷子 tōuzi thief
宵小 xiāoxiǎo
  1. thief
  2. bandit
  3. scoundrel
  4. villain
小偷 xiǎotōu thief
小偷跑了。

The thief ran away.

Source: Tatoeba

偷 tōu
  1. to steal
  2. to pilfer
  3. to snatch
  4. thief
  5. stealthily
她偷東西。

She steals.

Source: Tatoeba

盗 dào
  1. to steal
  2. to rob
  3. to plunder
  4. thief
  5. bandit
  6. robber
很多书被盗了。

Many books have been stolen.

Source: Tatoeba