hēiqián

黑钱

Word · NounTraditional黑錢

dirty money; illicit funds

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

dirty money; money obtained illegally through corruption, bribery, or extortion

Strongly negative connotation. Commonly used in legal, financial, and news contexts to refer to proceeds from criminal activity.

Tā他
lì利
yòng用
zhí职
wù务
zhī之
biàn便
shōu收
shòu受
le了
dà大
bǐ笔
hēi黑
qián钱
 。

He abused his position to accept large sums of dirty money.

Zhè这
bǐ笔
hēi黑
qián钱
bèi被
zhuǎn转
yí移
dào到
le了
hǎi海
wài外
zhàng账
hù户
 。

The illicit funds were transferred to overseas accounts.

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Xǐ洗
hēi黑
qián钱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yán严
zhòng重
de的
jīng经
jì济
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Money laundering is a serious economic crime.

Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
zhuī追
chá查
zhè这
xiē些
hēi黑
qián钱
de的
lái来
yuán源
 。

The police are tracing the source of this dirty money.