盗

• Pinyin: dào
• Desglose de hanzi: 盗 = 次 + 皿 (a figure drooling over a vessel, indicating covetous theft)

Significado

Robar; sustraer (ilegalmente).

Used both as an independent verb in formal and literary Chinese and as a morpheme in compounds such as 盗窃, 盗版 (piracy), and 盗用 (misappropriation). Appears frequently in legal documents, news reports, and classical literature.

Ejemplos

1. 博物馆的安保系统成功阻止了一次企图盗取文物的行动。
2. 网络上盗用他人作品的行为严重侵犯了著作权。
3. 侦探追踪多条线索，终于找到了盗走珠宝的嫌疑人。

Guía de uso

Contexto: legal, literature, news

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 盗取机密信息。(To steal confidential information.)
• 严惩行盗者。(Severely punish those who commit theft.)

Incorrecto

• 我盗了他的想法 — use 剽窃 or 抄袭 for plagiarism; 盗 is for physical theft or high-register formal writing

Origen e historia

Single character meaning theft. Ancient form depicts a person coveting a vessel, indicating taking by desire.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal