传销 (chuán xiāo) — pyramid scheme; illegal multi-level marketing

Définition

Exemples

• 他参加了一个传销组织，后来被警方查处了。
  Tā cān jiā le yí gè chuán xiāo zǔ zhī, hòu lái bèi jǐng fāng chá chǔ le.
  He joined a pyramid scheme organization and was later investigated by the police.
• 很多人因为陷入传销而损失了大量钱财。
  Hěn duō rén yīn wèi xiàn rù chuán xiāo ér sǔn shī le dà liàng qián cái.
  Many people lost a lot of money because they fell into pyramid schemes.
• 政府严厉打击传销活动，保护群众利益。
  Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī chuán xiāo huó dòng, bǎo hù qún zhòng lì yì.
  The government cracks down heavily on pyramid scheme activities to protect the people's interests.