贪污

贪污 tānwū in a sentence

Embezzle (corruption)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

贪污 (tānwū) means Embezzle (corruption). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他因 贪污 被判了刑。

Tā yīn tānwū bèi pàn le xíng.

He was sentenced for embezzlement.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贪污

制度上的漏洞容易滋生 贪污 。

Zhìdù shang de lòudòng róngyì zīshēng tānwū.

Loopholes in the system easily breed corruption.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贪污

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How is 贪污 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 贪污 (tānwū, "Embezzle (corruption)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 贪污 an HSK word?

Yes — 贪污 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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