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贼

zéi

Traditional: 賊

thief; robber

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Meaning of 贼 in English

zéiHSK 7–9noun, adjectiveSyllabus #10526
  1. thief; robber
  2. sly; shifty; devious
  3. (literary) to harm; to injure
  4. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
  5. (bound form) traitor; subversive
  6. (bound form) evil; wicked

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences