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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 贪污

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
贪污 tān wū - to be corrupt
- corruption
- to embezzle

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 14,420 7,040 9,035

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
贪 tān- to have a voracious desire for
- to covet
- greedy
- corrupt
污 wū- dirty
- filthy
- foul
- corrupt
- to smear
- to defile
- dirt
- filth
污 wū- variant of 污[wu1]
污 wū- variant of 污[wu1]

Other Words Containing 贪污

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
贪污 6 8 14,420 7,040 9,035
贪污腐化 - - 82,140 64,410 69,197