偷

• 拼音: tōu
• 汉字拆解: 偷 = 亻 (person) + 俞 (phonetic component) — to steal

含义

To steal; stealthily; secretly. The act of taking something without permission, or doing something covertly.

As a verb, means to steal or pilfer. As an adverb, means secretly, stealthily, or on the sly. 偷懒 (to slack off), 偷看 (to peek), 偷笑 (to snicker), 偷偷 (secretly). Can describe furtive actions that aren't necessarily criminal.

例句

1. 小偷趁没人注意偷走了她的钱包。
2. 他上班时总是偷偷玩手机。
3. 孩子偷吃了冰箱里的蛋糕。

用法指南

语境: crime, everyday, behavior

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 有人偷了我的自行车。(Someone stole my bicycle.)
• 他偷偷告诉我一个秘密。(He secretly told me a secret.)

错误说法

• 说'偷了他的心'表示让他爱上自己 (While 偷心 exists poetically, in everyday speech say 让他爱上我 — 偷 usually implies wrongdoing)

起源与历史

偷 is composed of 亻 (person) + 俞 (phonetic). Originally meant a thief, now primarily means the act of stealing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal