The policemen arrested the burglar.
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贼
Traditional: 賊
zéi
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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zéi · caak6 (Jyutping)
- thief; robber
- (bound form) traitor; subversive
- (bound form) evil; wicked
- sly; shifty; devious
- (literary) to harm; to injure
- (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
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The police officer arrested the burglar.
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