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偷换
tōu huàn
Pinyin
Definition
偷换
-
tōu huàn
to substitute on the sly
Character Decomposition
偷
亻
人
一
月
刂
换
扌
⺈
大
冂
Related Words
(20)
偷
tōu
1
to steal
2
to pilfer
3
to snatch
4
thief
5
stealthily
偷偷
tōu tōu
1
stealthily
2
secretly
3
covertly
4
furtively
5
on the sly
偷吃
tōu chī
1
to eat on the sly
2
to pilfer food
3
to be unfaithful
偷情
tōu qíng
1
to carry on a clandestine love affair
偷懒
tōu lǎn
1
to goof off
2
to be lazy
偷拍
tōu pāi
1
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
偷窥
tōu kuī
1
to peep
2
to peek
3
to act as voyeur
偷笑
tōu xiào
1
to laugh up one's sleeve
偷闲
tōu xián
1
to snatch a moment of leisure
2
to take a break from work
3
also written 偷閒|偷闲[tōu xián]
小偷
xiǎo tōu
1
thief
偷偷摸摸
tōu tōu mō mō
1
surreptitious
2
sneaky
偷去
tōu qù
1
to steal
2
to make off with
3
stolen
偷取
tōu qǔ
1
to steal
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
1
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
2
skulduggery
3
to hoodwink people
4
to cheat sb audaciously
偷安
tōu ān
1
to shirk responsibility
2
thoughtless pleasure-seeking
偷工
tōu gōng
1
to skimp on the job
2
to avoid work
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
1
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
2
jerry-building
3
sloppy work
偷换
tōu huàn
1
to substitute on the sly
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
1
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
2
to replace the original with a fake
3
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
偷渡
tōu dù
1
illegal immigration
2
to stowaway (on a ship)
3
to steal across the international border
4
to run a blockade
Idioms
(11)
偷天换日
tōu tiān huàn rì
1
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
2
skulduggery
3
to hoodwink people
4
to cheat sb audaciously
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
1
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
2
jerry-building
3
sloppy work
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
1
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
2
to replace the original with a fake
3
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
偷鸡不成蚀把米
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
1
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
2
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
3
to go for wool and come back shorn
偷鸡摸狗
tōu jī mō gǒu
1
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
2
to pilfer
3
to dally with women
4
to have affairs
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
1
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
2
secret illicit sex
忍垢偷生
rěn gòu tōu shēng
1
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
忍辱偷生
rěn rǔ tōu shēng
1
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān
1
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
2
taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
1
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng
1
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
2
fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
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