Word

偷偷 (tōu tōu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

偷偷 (tōu tōu) is a Chinese word: secretly. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 偷偷

副 fù adverb

secretly

孩子偷偷吃了糖果。

hái zi tōu tōu chī le táng guǒ

The child secretly ate candy.

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Word breakdown

偷 tōu — contributes the sense of 'secretive/stealthy'

偷 tōu — reduplication intensifies the adverbial meaning of 'in a secretive manner'

Structure & writing
1 偷 tōu — to steal; to take something without the owner's knowledge

偷 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 偷 tōu — to steal; to take something without the owner's knowledge

偷 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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