贪官

貪官

tānguān

noun #45,387

Meanings

HSK 5

这个贪官收了很多钱，最后被抓了。

Zhège tānguān shōu le hěnduō qián, zuìhòu bèi zhuā le.

This corrupt official took a lot of money and was eventually arrested.

HSK 6

老百姓最恨贪官。

Lǎobǎixìng zuì hèn tānguān.

Ordinary people hate corrupt officials more than anything.

culture

The opposite is 清官 'an honest official'. Old stories and operas celebrate 清官 like 包拯, who punish 贪官 however powerful they are.

贪 tān

官 guān