# 贪污 (tānwū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 贪污 (tānwū) means “to embezzle; corrupt”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to embezzle; corrupt
- Pinyin: tānwū (tan1 wu1)
- Traditional: 貪污
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他因为贪污公款被判刑了。
  Tā yīnwèi tānwū gōngkuǎn bèi pànxíngle.
  He was sentenced to prison for embezzling public funds.

## Characters

- [贪](https://hanziro.com/word/tan-greedy/) (tān): greedy; to covet
- 污 (wū): dirty; filthy

https://hanziro.com/word/tan-wu-embezzle/

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