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

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.

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 (xǐ hēiqián) literally 'wash black money' means money laundering — a calque of the English expression.

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

钱 qián