Definition & Meaning

carry on a clandestine love affair; have a covert love affair; have a love affair stealthily; have illicit relations with (a man/woman)

Word usage

tōu qíng

偷 情

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v.datedcarry on a clandestine love affair; have a covert love affair; have a love affair stealthily; have illicit relations with (a man/woman)
- hé mǒu rén tōu qíng
  和某人偷情
  have a secret love affair with somebody
- tā fā xiàn tā yī zhí zài tōu qíng
  他发现她一直在偷情。
  He found out that she’d been fooling around behind his back.
synonym
tōng jiān通奸 tōu rén偷人

Word usage

Separable word
"偷" and "情" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他俩偷过情。
  They had a love affair stealthily.

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