贪污 (貪污)
tān wū
Pinyin

Definition

贪污 (貪污)
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tān wū
  1. to be corrupt
  2. corruption
  3. to embezzle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

污染
wū rǎn
  1. 1 pollution
  2. 2 contamination
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
污
wū
  1. 1 variant: 污 wū
污吏
wū lì
  1. 1 a corrupt official
污垢
wū gòu
  1. 1 filth

Idioms (7)

同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
奸官污吏
jiān guān wū lì
  1. 1 traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
皎皎者易污
jiǎo jiǎo zhě yì wū
  1. 1 Virtue is easily sullied. (idiom)
藏垢纳污
cáng gòu nà wū
  1. 1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. 2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds
藏污纳垢
cáng wū nà gòu
  1. 1 to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom); to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing
  2. 2 aiding and abetting wicked deeds

Sample Sentences

怎么个有威望法？有没有说他专制独裁贪污腐败？
zěnme gè yǒu wēiwàng fǎ ？yǒumeiyǒu shuō tā zhuānzhì dúcái tānwū fǔbài ？
How can he be prestigious? Wasn't he a greedy and corrupt autocrat and dictator?
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