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

HSK 2

警方正在追赃。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài zhuīzāng.

The police are working to recover the stolen goods.

HSK 5

追逃追赃工作取得重大进展。

Zhuī táo 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