窃 (竊) qiè

1. qiè verb to steal
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 盗取 (Guoyu '竊' v 1; Kroll 2015 '竊' 1, p. 367; Mathews 1931 '竊', p. 111; Unihan '竊'; XHZD '窃' 1, p. 605)
2. qiè adverb secretly; stealthily
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 偷偷的; for example, 窃听 eavesdrop (Guoyu '竊' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '竊' 1a, p. 367; Mathews 1931 '竊', p. 111; Unihan '竊'; XHZD '窃' 2, p. 605)
3. qiè noun a thief
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 1, p. 367; Unihan '竊')
4. qiè verb to usurp; to encroach on; to endanger
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 1b, p. 367)
5. qiè verb with due respect [a humble expression]
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 2, p. 367; Mathews 1931 '竊', p. 111)
6. qiè verb to have a secret affair with
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 3, p. 367)
7. qiè adverb privately
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 私下 (Guoyu '竊' adv 1)

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• 窃据(竊據) to usurp; to claim unjustly; to expropriate
• 窃嫌(竊嫌) suspected thief
• 窃蠹甲(竊蠹甲) drugstore beetle
• 窃此(竊此) I humbly compare
• 条斑窃蠹(條斑竊蠹) furniture beetle
• 窃氏(竊氏) I
• 失窃(失竊) to lose by theft; stolen
• 窃窃(竊竊) privately; secretly; unobtrusively
• 盗窃(盜竊) to steal
• 扒窃(扒竊) to steal; to pick pockets; to frisk
• 窃犯(竊犯) a thief
• 窃位素餐(竊位素餐) to enjoy the benefits of an official post without working
• 窃视(竊視) steal a look; watch secretly ; to secretly look
• 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯(竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯) steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince
• 窃窃私语(竊竊私語) to whisper
• 窃位(竊位) to usurp a position of power ; to take a position without ability or effort
• 攘窃(攘竊) to usurp; to steal
• 窃案(竊案) a case of robbery
• 窃查(竊查) my opinion is
• 狗偷鼠窃(狗偷鼠竊) a dog robs and a rat steals; a sneaky person
• 窃照(竊照) I humbly tell you
• 窃喜(竊喜) to be secretly delighted
• 窃匪(竊匪) a thief
• 窃听(竊聽) to eavesdrop
• 窃号(竊號) tp usurp a noble title
• 偷香窃玉(偷香竊玉) stolen scent, pilfered jade; philandering; secret illicit sex
• 窃盗癖(竊盜癖) kleptomania
• 窃窥(竊窺) to spy; to secretly look
• 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛(竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅) steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you
• 窃民(竊民) I; we
• 惯窃(慣竊) habitual thief
• 窃柄(竊柄) to usurp power
• 剽窃(剽竊) to steal; to plagiarize
• 鼠窃(鼠竊) a petty thief
• 行窃(行竊) to steal
• 篡窃(篡竊) to usurp; to seize
• 窃取(竊取) to steal
• 窃蛋龙(竊蛋龍) oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)
• 窃命(竊命) tp usurp command
• 窃权(竊權) to usurp authority; to hold power improperly
• 窃念(竊念) in my humble opinion
• 窃听器(竊聽器) tapping device; bug
• 偷窃(偷竊) to steal
• 小窃(小竊) petty theft
• 窃意(竊意) in my opinion
• 窃贼(竊賊) thief
• 窃盗(竊盜) to steal ; a thief; a bandit
• 窃思(竊思) my view is
• 窃笑(竊笑) to snigger; to titter
• 身份盗窃(身份盜竊) identity theft

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狗盗鼠窃

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• 卷十九 魏書十九 任城陳蕭王傳 Volume 19: Book of Wei 19 - Biographies of the princes of Rencheng, Chen, and Xiao Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 16
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• 卷78 孫紹 張普惠 Volume 78: Sun Shao, Zhang Puhui Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 14
• 卷四十九 爰盎晁錯傳 Volume 49: Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo Book of Han 漢書 — count: 14
• 《蘇秦列傳》 Biography of Su Qin Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 11
• 卷62 李彪 高道悦 Volume 62: Li Biao, Gao Daoyue Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 10
• 卷九十八 列傳第二十三 王珪 薛收子:元超 從兄子:元敬 從孫:稷 馬周 韋挺子:待價 玄孫:武 子:萬石 Volume 98 Biographies 23: Wang Gui, Xue Shou and son Yuanchao, Cong's Elder Brother's Son: Yuanjing, Grandson: Ji, Ma Zhou, Wei Ting and Son: Daijia, Xuan's Grandson: Wu, Son: Wanshi New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 10
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Collocations

• 臣窃 (臣竊) 臣竊願陛下之幸熟圖之 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 存韓第二 Chapter 2: The Preservation of State of Han — count: 31
• 窃人 (竊人) 竊人之財 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 11
• 窃以为 (竊以為) 臣竊以為危於身而殆於軀 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 問田第四十二 Chapter 42: Asking about Fields — count: 11
• 欲窃 (欲竊) 而欲竊之 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十三 公輸 Book 13 - Gong Shu — count: 4
• 窃疾 (竊疾) 其有竊疾乎 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十一 耕柱 Book 11 - Geng Zhu — count: 4
• 窃恐 (竊恐) 臣竊恐秦亡為陛下危之 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷九 正諫 Chapter 9: Direct Advice — count: 3
• 窃国 (竊國) 可以有竊國 — Xunzi 荀子, 正論篇第十八 Chapter 18: Discussion on Proper Judgements — count: 3
• 窃料 (竊料) 竊料匈奴控弦大率六萬騎 — Xin Shu 新書, Scroll 4 — count: 3
• 人窃 (人竊) 秦人竊與鄭盟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 窃驾 (竊駕) 竊駕君車者刖 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 說難第十二 Chapter 12: Difficulties of Persuasion — count: 3