Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 偷

to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily

to evade (taxes)

to live without purpose

to skive off work
to be lazy

to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)

to eat on the sly
to pilfer food
to be unfaithful

thief

(of a woman) to take a lover

to poach

to snatch a moment of leisure
to take a break from work

to take some time out
to make use of a spare moment

to laugh up one's sleeve

to sneak off; to slip away
(sports) to jump the gun; to make a false start
(fig.) to jump the gun; to start doing sth before it's allowed
(of a movie, game etc) to be leaked before the official release

to shirk responsibility
thoughtless pleasure-seeking

to dump illegally

to cheat on one's spouse
to have an affair

to take a furtive look at

to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge

to goof off
to be lazy

to peep
to peek
to steal a glance

to carry on a clandestine love affair

to steal
to make off with
stolen

stealthily
secretly
covertly
furtively
on the sly

to steal

to steal

to snatch a moment of leisure
to take a break from work
also written 偷閒／偷闲 (tōuxián)

to eavesdrop
to monitor (secretly)

to steal
to pilfer

to skimp on the job
to avoid work

to peep
to peek
to act as voyeur

to mount a sneak attack
to raid

to smuggle

habitual thief

illegal immigration
to stowaway (on a ship)
to steal across the international border
to run a blockade

tax evasion

to substitute on the sly

smuggled illegal alien
stowaway

voyeur
peeping tom

erhua variant of 小偷／小偷 (xiǎotōu)

poacher

(of a woman) to take a lover

bùtōubùqiǎng

to be law-abiding (idiom)

rěnrǔtōushēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
to pilfer
to dally with women
to have affairs

záobìtōuguāng

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship

tōuliánghuànzhù

lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
to replace the original with a fake
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)

gǒuqiětōushēng

to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence

tōuxiāngqièyù

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

surreptitious; sneaky

tōugōngjiǎnliào

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
jerry-building
sloppy work

"monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other
(coll.) grabbing sb by the balls

rěngòutōushēng

to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)

tōutiānhuànrì

to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
skulduggery
to hoodwink people
to cheat sb audaciously

gǒuqiětōu'ān

seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
taking things easily without attending to responsibilities

tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ

偷鸡不成蚀把米

[偷雞不成蝕把米]

lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to go for wool and come back shorn

tōujībùzháoshíbǎmǐ

偷鸡不着蚀把米

[偷雞不著蝕把米]

see 偷雞不成蝕把米／偷鸡不成蚀把米 (tōujībùchéngshíbǎmǐ)

bùpàzéitōujiùpàzéidiànjì

不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

[不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記]

much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)