# 贼 (zéi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 贼 (zéi) means “thief”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: thief
- Pinyin: zéi (zei2)
- Traditional: 賊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 警察终于抓住了那个贼。
  Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhuāzhùle nàge zéi.
  The police finally caught that thief.

https://hanziro.com/word/zei-thief/

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