# 窃取 (qièqǔ)

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

- Meaning: to steal; to pilfer
- Pinyin: qièqǔ (qie4 qu3)
- Traditional: 竊取
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 黑客试图窃取公司的机密。
  Hēikè shìtú qièqǔ gōngsī de jīmì.
  Hackers tried to steal company secrets.

## Characters

- 窃 (qiè): to steal; secretly
- [取](https://hanziro.com/word/qu-take/) (qǔ): to take; to get

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

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