tān​wū HSK7

embezzle

贪污 (貪污) tān​wū
embezzle verb
to illegally misappropriate money or property entrusted to one's care for personal gain

He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for embezzling public funds.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.00 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
13.7 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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