Meaning of 搜刮
搜刮 means to extort; to exploit; to plunder (people's wealth). Pronounced sōu guā.
- to extort; to exploit; to plunder (people's wealth)
Definitions & Examples
Tān贪
guān官
wū污
lì吏
sōu搜
guā刮
mín民
zhī脂
mín民
gāo膏
。
Corrupt officials extort the hard-earned wealth of the people.
Dì地
zhǔ主
men们
sōu搜
guā刮
nóng农
mín民
de的
xuè血
hàn汗
qián钱
。
The landlords plundered the blood and sweat money of the peasants.
Zhè这
ge个
jūn军
fá阀
sōu搜
guā刮
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
cái财
fù富
。
This warlord extorted a massive amount of wealth.
Zhí殖
mín民
zhě者
sōu搜
guā刮
dāng当
dì地
zī资
yuán源
。
The colonists exploited local resources.
Tā他
men们
tōng通
guò过
gè各
zhǒng种
shǒu手
duàn段
sōu搜
guā刮
bǎi百
xìng姓
de的
qián钱
cái财
。
They used various means to extort money from the common people.