搂钱

摟錢
lōuqián
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to rake in money
  2. 2 to grab money, often by unscrupulous means

Examples

Nàgè guānyuán líyòng zhíwèi pīnmìng lōuqián.
That official used his position to rake in a lot of money.
Tā zhǐ xiǎng lōuqián, bù guǎn yòng shénme shǒuduàn.
He only cares about raking in money and doesn't care how he does it.

Tips

usage
搂钱 is colloquial and disapproving, picturing someone sweeping money toward themselves with both arms. The here is read lōu ('to gather toward oneself'), not the lǒu of 搂抱 ('to hug; to embrace').

Stroke Order

lǒu
qián