Definition
偷情 is a verb-object separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to have a secret love affair', usually referring to an extramarital relationship. The verb 偷 ('to steal') and the object 情 ('love/emotion') can split when inserting measure words, time expressions, or modifiers — for example, 偷过一次情 ('had a secret affair once').
v.o.
to have a clandestine love affair (typically extramarital)
Examples
- 偷情。Tā yīnwèi tōu qíng ér shīqù le jiātíng.He lost his family because of a secret affair.
- 。Tā gēn nà ge tóngshì tōu guò yí cì qíng.She had a clandestine affair with that colleague once.
- 。Tāmen tōu tōu qíng le liǎng nián cái bèi fāxiàn.They had been having a secret affair for two years before they were found out.
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