挪用公款

nuóyòng gōngkuǎn

phrase

Meanings

1 to misappropriate public funds
2 to embezzle public money (as a distinct criminal offense under PRC Criminal Law)

Characters

Examples

他因挪用公款被判处五年有期徒刑。

Tā yīn nuóyòng gōngkuǎn bèi pànchǔ wǔnián yǒuqītúxíng.

He was sentenced to five years in prison for misappropriating public funds.

会计挪用公款用于炒股，最终被发现。

Kuàijì nuóyòng gōngkuǎn yòngyú chǎogǔ, zuìzhōng bèi fāxiàn.

The accountant misappropriated public funds to trade stocks, and was eventually discovered.

Tips

usage

Distinct from 贪污 (embezzlement proper): in 挪用, the official intends to return the money; in 贪污, to take it permanently. 挪用公款 is Article 384 of the PRC Criminal Law and is one of the classic 'official' crimes alongside 贪污 and 受贿.

Stroke Order

挪 nuó

用 yòng

公 gōng

款 kuǎn