Chinese word

窃取

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiè qǔ

Meaning

  • verbsteal

Example

有人窃取了我的钱包。yǒu rén qiè qǔ le wǒ de qián bāo

Someone stole my wallet.

Illustration for 窃取 (steal)

More examples

黑客窃取了大量数据，导致隐私泄露。hēi kè qiè qǔ le dà liàng shù jù dǎo zhì yǐn sī xiè lòu

A hacker stole a large amount of data, resulting in a privacy breach.

Core concept

A concealed taking of another person's property, information, or work and treating it as one's own.

Common phrases

  • 窃取数据qiè qǔ shù jù

    steal data

  • 窃取资料qiè qǔ zī liào

    steal information

  • 窃取财物qiè qǔ cái wù

    steal property

Similar words

盗用dào yòng: Using someone else's information, account, or qualifications without permission for personal gain.
抄袭chāo xí: Using all or part of another person's writing or research and claiming it as original work.
侵占qīn zhàn: Illegally keeping another person's property and treating it as one's own.
偷窃tōu qiè: Taking another person's possessions illegally.

Definition in Chinese

指未经允许秘密地取得他人财物、信息或成果的行为。zhǐ wèi jīng yún xǔ mì mì dì qǔ dé tā rén cái wù xìn xī huò chéng guǒ de xíng wéi

Word origin

窃 (qiè, "secretly") + 取 (qǔ, "take") combines secrecy with taking, giving the word its sense of obtaining what belongs to others without permission.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word has a formal tone and commonly describes passwords, data, or research results in news and workplace settings.

Other meanings

  • misappropriateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 窃取行为qiè qǔ xíng wéiact of theftnoun
  • 窃取案qiè qǔ àntheft casenoun

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