盗

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to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber

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master thief · Heisig RSH #2492

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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
海盗行为	hǎi dào xíng wéi	piracy
江洋大盗	jiāng yáng dà dào	(idiom) infamous pirate; (by extension) notorious bandit or robber
二连巨盗龙	èr lián jù dào lóng	Gigantoraptor erlianensis (a giant bird-like dinosaur found in Erlian in Inner Mongolia)
采花大盗	cǎi huā dà dào	notorious rapist; serial rapist
古盗鸟	gǔ dào niǎo	Archaeoraptor (bird-like dinosaur)
防盗门	fáng dào mén	security door
大盗	dà dào	thief; bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety)
海盗	hǎi dào	pirate
监守自盗	jiān shǒu zì dào	to embezzle
盗龙	dào lóng	Rapator ornitholestoides (dinosaur)
盗用	dào yòng	to use illegitimately; to misappropriate; to embezzle
辽宁古盗鸟	Liáo níng gǔ dào niǎo	Archaeoraptor liaoningensis (bird-like dinosaur found in Liaoning province)
盗号	dào hào	to steal an online account
盗图	dào tú	to use an image without permission
失盗	shī dào	to have sth stolen; to lose to theft; robbed
欺世盗名	qī shì dào míng	(idiom) to fool the world and usurp a good name
鸡鸣狗盗	jī míng gǒu dào	crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents
强盗	qiáng dào	to rob (with force); bandit; robber; CL:個\|个[ge4]
防盗	fáng dào	to guard against theft; anti-theft
饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心	bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn	lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idi…