Meaning of 贪污
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tānwū
- to be corrupt
- corruption
- to embezzle
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贪 tān · to have a voracious desire for · 8 strokes
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污 wū · filthy · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 贪污.
| 污染 | wūrǎn | (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate |
| 污水 | wūshuǐ | sewage |
| 贪婪 | tānlán | avaricious; greedy |
| 污秽 | wūhuì | (literary) dirty; filthy; (literary) dirt; filth |
| 贪玩儿 | tānwánr | erhua variant of 貪玩|贪玩[tan1 wan2] |
| 玷污 | diànwū | to stain; to sully |
| 污点 | wūdiǎn | stain; taint |
| 贪心 | tānxīn | greedy |
| 污垢 | wūgòu | dirt; filth; grime |
| 污渍 | wūzì | stain |
| 污蔑 | wūmiè | to slander; to smear |
| 贪得无厌 | tāndéwúyàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied |
Questions about 贪污
What does 贪污 mean?
贪污 (tānwū) means "to be corrupt; corruption" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 贪污?
贪污 is made of 2 characters: 贪 (8 strokes), 污 (6 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 贪污 an HSK word?
Yes. 贪污 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 贪污 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 贪污 is written 貪污.