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窃

qiè

1. verb to steal

   商店安装了防盗窃系统。

   Shāngdiàn ānzhuāng le fáng dàoqiè xìtǒng.

   The store installed an anti-theft system.

2. adverb stealthily; secretly (literary)

   听到这个笑话，他窃笑了一声。

   Tīngdào zhège xiàohuà, tā qièxiào le yī shēng.

   Hearing the joke, he let out a stifled snicker.

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