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Character Decomposition
偷=亻+俞
Etymology
person
Meanings
to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily
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Words with 偷 156 total
to shirk responsibility · thoughtless pleasure-seeking偷安tōu ānto steal偷盗tōu dàoillegal immigration · to stowaway (on a ship) · to steal across the international border · to run a blockade偷渡tōu dùto skive off work · to be lazy偷惰tōu duòto take some time out · to make use of a spare moment偷空tōu kòngto goof off · to be lazy偷懒tōu lǎnto evade (taxes)偷漏tōu lòuto steal · to pilfer偷窃tōu qièto carry on a clandestine love affair偷情tōu qíng(of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair偷人tōu rénto live without purpose偷生tōu shēng
Idioms with 偷 44 total Chain
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself · taking things easily without attending to responsibilities苟且偷安gǒu qiě tōu ānto drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生gǒu qiě tōu shēng(idiom) lit. Han Shou stealing perfume; fig. a secret love affair between a man and a woman韩寿偷香hán shòu tōu xiāng(idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule忙里偷闲máng lǐ tōu xiánlit. in fine clothes and stealing food (idiom)\ · fig. to live in luxury while being idle and parasitic; to enjoy ease and comfort without contributing, merely surviving in a shameless manner靡衣偷食mǐ yī tōu shí
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