搜刮 (sōu guā) — to extort, to plunder, to fleece (take money or property by force or fraud)
Definition
搜刮 means to forcibly extract money or property from people — usually by officials or gangs exploiting power. It implies repeated or systematic extraction, more violent than 敲诈 ('blackmail'), which targets a single deal.
verb
to extortto plunderto fleece (take money or property by force or fraud)
Examples
- 搜刮。Tān guān lì yòng zhí quán sōu guā bǎi xìng de cái chǎn.Corrupt officials use their power to extort the people's property.
- 搜刮。Nà ge qiáng dào bǎ cūn zi lǐ de liáng shi dōu sōu guā guāng le.That bandit plundered all the grain in the village.
- 搜刮。Tā men tōng guò fēi fǎ shǒu duàn sōu guā le dà liàng cái fù.They fleeced a large amount of wealth through illegal means.
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