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涉嫌

shèxián

to be suspected of being involved in

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Characters in this word

涉 shè

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 步 walk, stroll, pace, march
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 涉

嫌 xián

Strokes
13
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 兼 both, and
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这家公司涉嫌操纵价格,监管部门已经启动正式调查。 Zhè jiā gōngsī shèxián cāozòng jiàgé, jiānguǎn bùmén yǐjīng qǐdòng zhèngshì diàochá. The company is suspected of manipulating prices, and the regulator has already launched a formal investigation.
  • 警方透露,这名经理涉嫌挪用公款,已被停职。 Jǐngfāng tòulù, zhè míng jīnglǐ shèxián nuóyòng gōngkuǎn, yǐ bèi tíngzhí. The police revealed that this manager is suspected of misappropriating funds and has been suspended.
  • 由于涉嫌造假,这家工厂的产品被全部下架。 Yóuyú shèxián zàojiǎ, zhè jiā gōngchǎng de chǎnpǐn bèi quánbù xiàjià. Because of suspected fraud, all of the factory's products have been taken off the shelves.

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