illicit money; dirty money; embezzled funds
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
illicit money; dirty money; funds obtained through illegal means such as embezzlement, bribery, robbery, or theft
Commonly used in legal, political, and news contexts to refer to proceeds from corruption or criminal activity.
Jǐng警
fāng方
chéng成
gōng功
zhuī追
huí回
le了
quán全
bù部
zāng赃
kuǎn款
。
The police successfully recovered all the illicit money.
Tā他
yīn因
tān贪
wū污
zāng赃
kuǎn款
bèi被
pàn判
xíng刑
shí十
nián年
。
He was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzling illicit funds.
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Zhè这
xiē些
zāng赃
kuǎn款
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
dòng冻
jié结
zài在
yín银
háng行
zhàng账
hù户
lǐ里
。
These illicit funds have already been frozen in the bank account.
Fǔ腐
bài败
guān官
yuán员
jiāng将
zāng赃
kuǎn款
zhuǎn转
yí移
dào到
le了
hǎi海
wài外
。
The corrupt officials transferred the dirty money overseas.