黑钱

黑錢

hēiqián

noun #13,754

Measure Word

一笔黑钱 bǐ

Meanings

1 dirty money
2 illicit money
3 black money

Characters

black; dark; illegal

Examples

HSK 4

警察查获了一大笔黑钱。

Jǐngchá cháhuò le yī dà bǐ hēiqián.

The police seized a large sum of dirty money.

HSK 7-9

他靠洗黑钱发了财。

Tā kào xǐ hēiqián fā le cái.

He got rich by laundering dirty money.

Tips

usage

洗黑钱 literally 'wash black money' means money laundering - a calque of the English expression.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

钱 qián