小偷

xiǎo tōu · xiao tou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. thief

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2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)抓(zhuā)著(zhe)小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)的(de)胳(gē)膊(bo)。

The policeman took the thief by the arm.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

小(xiǎo)偷(tōu)带(dài)着(zhe)钱(qián)逃(táo)跑(pǎo)了(le)。

The thief got away with the money.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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