贪官 (tān guān) — corrupt official

Definition

Examples

• 百姓最痛恨的就是贪官。
  Bǎi xìng zuì tòng hèn de jiù shì tān guān.
  What the people hate most are corrupt officials.
• 历史上每个朝代都有不少贪官。
  Lì shǐ shàng měi gè cháo dài dōu yǒu bù shǎo tān guān.
  Every dynasty in history had many corrupt officials.
• 严惩贪官是政府的重要任务。
  Yán chéng tān guān shì zhèng fǔ de zhòng yào rèn wu.
  Severely punishing corrupt officials is an important task of the government.