贪污
tānwū
to embezzle; corruption
Characters in this word
污 wū
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 亏 to lose, to fail
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这名官员因贪污救灾资金被判处多年监禁。 Zhè míng guānyuán yīn tānwū jiùzāi zījīn bèi pànchǔ duō nián jiānjìn. This official was sentenced to many years in prison for embezzling disaster relief funds.
- 公司发现会计贪污公款后立刻报了警。 Gōngsī fāxiàn kuàijì tānwū gōngkuǎn hòu lìkè bào le jǐng. After discovering that the accountant had embezzled company funds, the firm immediately reported it to the police.
- 他不敢相信自己的好朋友会贪污这笔钱。 Tā bù gǎn xiāngxìn zìjǐ de hǎo péngyou huì tānwū zhè bǐ qián. He could hardly believe that his good friend would embezzle this money.
Related words
- 贪 tān to covet; greedy
- 贪吃 tānchī gluttonous; fond of eating
- 贪婪 tānlán greedy; avaricious
- 污染 wūrǎn to pollute; pollution
- 污水 wūshuǐ dirty water; wastewater
- 污秽 wūhuì filthy; obscene; filth
- 污蔑 wūmiè to slander; to smear
- 侦查 zhēnchá to investigate; criminal investigation
- 受贿 shòuhuì to accept bribes; to take bribes
- 侦探 zhēntàn detective; to detect; to investigate
- 挟持 xiéchí to hold hostage; to coerce
- 踪迹 zōngjì trace; tracks; whereabouts