销赃

銷贓

xiāozāng

verb #27,391

Meanings

1 to dispose of stolen goods
2 to fence stolen items

Characters

to sell; to melt away; to cancel

stolen goods; contraband; booty

Examples

警方逮捕了一名专门帮人销赃的中间商。

Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le yī míng zhuānmén bāng rén xiāozāng de zhōngjiānshāng.

Police arrested a middleman who specialized in fencing stolen goods.

他被指控盗窃并销赃。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng dàoqiè bìng xiāozāng.

He was accused of theft and disposing of stolen property.

Tips

usage

销赃 is a legal and criminal justice term. 赃 (zāng) refers specifically to stolen property or contraband, also found in 赃物 (stolen goods) and 贪赃 (to take bribes).

Stroke Order

销 xiāo

赃 zāng