Word: 小偷 (xiǎotōu)

他和小偷搏斗了好几分钟。

Tā hé xiǎotōu bódòule hǎojǐ fēnzhōng.

He struggled with the thief for several minutes.

出门在外，要提防小偷。

Chūménzàiwài, yào dīfang xiǎotōu.

When you're away from home, guard against thieves.

小偷一直没能得手。

Xiǎotōu yìzhí méi néng déshǒu.

The thief has never managed to pull it off.

小偷一看到警车就跑走了。

Xiǎotōu yí kàndào jǐngchē jiù pǎo zǒule.

The thief ran off as soon as he saw the police car.

小偷夺了她的包就跑了。

Xiǎotōu duóle tā de bāo jiù pǎole.

The thief grabbed her bag and ran off.

小偷怕惊动邻居，不敢开灯。

Xiǎotōu pà jīngdòng línjū, bùgǎn kāidēng.

The thief was afraid of alarming the neighbors and didn't dare turn on the light.

小偷看到警察就窜走了。

Xiǎotōu kàndào jǐngchá jiù cuàn zǒule.

The thief fled as soon as he saw the police.

小偷被警察当场抓住了。

Xiǎotōu bèi jǐngchá dāngchǎng zhuāzhùle.

The thief was caught on the spot by the police.

路人目睹小偷被警察抓住了。

Lù rén mùdǔ xiǎotōu bèi jǐngchá zhuāzhùle.

Passersby saw the thief being caught by the police.

那些小偷最近越来越猖狂。

Nèixiē xiǎotōu zuìjìn yuèláiyuè chāngkuáng.

Those thieves have become more and more rampant lately.

那里的小偷越来越嚣张了。

Nàli de xiǎotōu yuèláiyuè xiāozhāngle.

The thieves there are getting more and more rampant.