追赃

追贓

zhuīzāng

verb

Meanings

1 to recover stolen goods or illicit funds
2 to pursue and reclaim ill-gotten gains

Characters

to chase, pursue

stolen goods, ill-gotten gains

Examples

警方正在追赃。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuīzāng.

The police are working to recover the stolen goods.

追逃追赃工作取得重大进展。

Zhuītáo zhuīzāng gōngzuò qǔdé zhòngdà jìnzhǎn.

Major progress has been made in pursuing fugitives and recovering illicit assets.

Tips

usage

Legal/anti-corruption term. The pair phrase 追逃追赃 (chase fugitives + recover assets) is standard in Chinese discussions of cross-border anti-corruption efforts like 天网 (Sky Net) and 猎狐 (Fox Hunt).

Stroke Order

追 zhuī

赃 zāng