Verbcorruption; embezzle

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 贪污.
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Character Breakdown

贪污 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 贪污 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 贪污 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith严重
yán
zhòng
tān
formal
serious corruption
Adjective + Nounwith行为
tān
xíng
wèi
formal
corrupt behavior
Idiomwith受贿
tān
shòu
huì贿
formal
embezzlement and bribery
Subject + Verbwith腐败
tān
bài
formal
corruption and graft
Verb + Objectwith公款
tān
gōng
kuǎn
formal
embezzle public funds

Example Sentences with 贪污

tān
le
gōng
de
qián
He embezzled the company's money.
zhè
jiā
gōng
de
cái
zǒng
jiān
yīn
shè
xián
tān
zhèng
zài
jiē
shòu
diào
chá
The financial director of this company is under investigation for suspected embezzlement.
nán
dào
rèn
wéi
tān
gōng
kuǎn
de
xíng
wéi
bèi
qīng
yuán
liàng
ma
Do you really think that embezzling public funds can be easily forgiven?
ge
guān
yuán
yīn
wèi
tān
gōng
kuǎn
bèi
kāi
chú
le
That official was fired for embezzling public funds.
cóng
wèi
tān
guò
fēn
qián
zhè
diǎn
wéi
dān
bǎo
He has never embezzled a single cent, and I can vouch for him on this point.
men
xià
liáo
tīng
shuō
ge
xiàng
rén
néng
tān
le
gōng
chéng
kuǎn
Between us, I heard that the project manager might have embezzled the construction funds.
zhèng
yán
tān
bài
xíng
wéi
wéi
shè
huì
gōng
píng
The government is cracking down on corruption to uphold social justice.
jǐn
guǎn
tān
de
jīn
é
dàn
zuì
zhōng
xuǎn
le
shǒu
bìng
tuì退
huán
zāng
kuǎn
Although the amount he embezzled was huge, he eventually chose to turn himself in and return the illicit money.