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

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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