贼
zéi
thief; robber
(bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked; sly; shifty; devious; (literary) to harm; to injure; (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
他的眼神很贼，让人觉得不放心。
tā de yǎn shén hěn zéi，ràng rén juéde bù fàng xīn。
His eyes are very shifty, making people feel uneasy.
那个贼趁夜偷走了店里的钱。
nà ge zéi chèn yè tōu zǒu le diàn lǐ de qián。
That thief took advantage of the night to steal the money from the shop.
Words with 贼
乌贼
wū zéi
cuttlefish
狗贼
gǒu zéi
(insult) brigand
马贼
mǎ zéi
horse thief
长尾贼鸥
cháng wěi zéi ōu
(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
鸡贼
jī zéi
(dialect) stingy
贼秃
zéi tū
(derog.) Buddhist monk
贼窝
zéi wō
thieves' lair
飞贼
fēi zéi
cat burglar
闹贼
nào zéi
(coll.) to be burglarized
麦氏贼鸥
mài shì zéi ōu
(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)