qiè

to steal

secretly; (humble) I

cave (穴) + sound qiè (切) = to steal secretly

穴 (cave, hollow) sets the scene: something hidden, done in a dark recess. 切 mainly contributes the sound qiè and does not add meaning here.

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他趁没人注意,走了桌上的钱。

tā chèn méi rén zhù yì,qiè zǒu le zhuō shàng de qián。

He took advantage of no one watching and stole the money on the table.

小偷企图取公司的重要文件。

xiǎo tōu qǐ tú qiè qǔ gōng sī de zhòng yào wén jiàn。

The thief attempted to steal the company's important documents.

Words with 窃

偷窃

tōu qiè

to steal

偷香窃玉

tōu xiāng qiè yù

lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering

剽窃

piāo qiè

to plunder

失窃

shī qiè

to lose by theft

惯窃

guàn qiè

habitual thief

扒窃

pá qiè

to steal

撬窃

qiào qiè

burglary

攘窃

rǎng qiè

to usurp

盗窃

dào qiè

to steal

窃取

qiè qǔ

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

窃喜

qiè xǐ

to be secretly delighted

窃国者侯,窃钩者诛

qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

More characters with 穴

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