# 盗窃 (dàoqiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 盗窃 (dàoqiè) means “to steal; theft”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to steal; theft
- Pinyin: dàoqiè (dao4 qie4)
- Traditional: 盜竊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 嫌疑人因盗窃汽车被警方逮捕。
  Xiányírén yīn dàoqiè qìchē bèi jǐngfāng dàibǔ.
  The suspect was arrested by the police for stealing a car.

## Characters

- [盗](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-steal/) (dào): to steal; to rob
- 窃 (qiè): to steal; secretly

https://hanziro.com/word/dao-qie-steal/

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