贼

zéi · zei

Traditional 賊

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. thief
  2. traitor
  3. wily
  4. deceitful
  5. evil
  6. extremely

In a sentence

2 examples
01

想(xiǎng)从(cóng)贼(zéi)身(shēn)上(shang)捞(lāo)点(diǎn)儿(r)什(shén)么(me)是(shì)很(hěn)难(nán)的(de)

It's hard to steal from a thief.

Tatoeba: Chinese by huooc · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)很(hěn)快(kuài)抓(zhuā)住(zhù)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)贼(zéi)。

The police quickly caught that thief.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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