销赃 (xiāo zāng) — to dispose of stolen goods; to fence stolen property

Definition

销赃 (xiāo zāng) means to dispose of or resell stolen goods — a specific legal/criminal term, not a general verb for 'get rid of'. Always refers to handling stolen property (赃).

verb
to dispose of stolen goodsto fence stolen property

Examples

  • 销赃
    Tā yīn wèi xiāo zāng bèi pàn le sān nián.
    He was sentenced to three years for disposing of stolen goods.
  • 销赃
    Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le nà ge xiāo zāng de rén.
    The police caught the person who was fencing stolen goods.
  • Tā xiāo guò jǐ cì zāng, zuì hòu bèi zhuā zhù le.
    He had fenced stolen goods several times before finally being caught.

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