小偷 (xiǎo tōu) — petty thief, pilferer

Definition

Examples

• 警察抓住了那个小偷。
  Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge xiǎo tōu.
  The police caught that thief.
• 我的钱包被小偷偷了。
  Wǒ de qián bāo bèi xiǎo tōu tōu le.
  My wallet was stolen by a thief.
• 这个小区最近有很多小偷。
  Zhè ge xiǎo qū zuì jìn yǒu hěn duō xiǎo tōu.
  This neighborhood has had many thieves recently.