扒手 (pá shǒu) — pickpocket

Definition

Examples

• 车上人多，小心扒手。
  Chē shàng rén duō, xiǎo xīn pá shǒu.
  There are many people on the bus, beware of pickpockets.
• 警察抓住了那个扒手。
  Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge pá shǒu.
  The police caught that pickpocket.
• 他曾经是一个扒手，后来改邪归正了。
  Tā céng jīng shì yí gè pá shǒu, hòu lái gǎi xié guī zhèng le.
  He used to be a pickpocket, but later turned over a new leaf.