公款

gōngkuǎn

noun HSK 7-9 #13,054

Meanings

1 public funds
2 government funds

Characters

Examples

挪用公款是违法行为。

Nuóyòng gōngkuǎn shì wéifǎ xíngwéi.

Misappropriating public funds is illegal.

公款吃喝已经被严格禁止。

Gōngkuǎn chīhē yǐjīng bèi yángé jìnzhǐ.

Dining and drinking on public funds has been strictly prohibited.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 挪用公款 (misappropriate public funds), 公款消费 (spending public money), 公款吃喝 (wining and dining on public funds).

Stroke Order

公 gōng

款 kuǎn