搂钱

摟錢
lōuqián
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Tā zhǐ xiǎng lōuqián, bù guǎn yòng shénme shǒuduàn.
He only cares about raking in money and doesn't care how he does it.
HSK 7-9
Nàgè guānyuán líyòng zhíwèi pīnmìng lōuqián.
That official used his position to rake in a lot of money.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

搂 lǒu
钱 qián