tōu dù

偷渡 (tōu dù) is a Chinese word meaning “illegal immigration; to stowaway (on a ship); to steal across the international border”.

Meanings

  1. 1illegal immigration
  2. 2to stowaway (on a ship)
  3. 3to steal across the international border
  4. 4to run a blockade

Characters in 偷渡

偷tōu · to steal渡dù · to cross

Related words

偷to steal偷偷stealthily小偷thief偷窃to steal渡to cross渡过to cross over偷情to carry on a clandestine love affair偷看to peep偷听to eavesdrop偷窥to peep偷偷摸摸(idiom) surreptitious; sneaky偷袭to mount a sneak attack

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