侵吞 (qīn tūn) — appropriarsi indebitamente, sottrarre (fondi o proprietà); inghiottire, annettere (territorio o aziende)
Definizione
A formal written verb meaning 'to embezzle funds' or 'to swallow up territory or rivals.' Both senses imply illicit or forceful absorption of something belonging to others, used in news, law, and history.
verb
appropriarsi indebitamentesottrarre (fondi o proprietà)inghiottireannettere (territorio o aziende)
Esempi
- 侵吞。Tā yīn wèi qīn tūn gōng kuǎn ér bèi pàn le shí nián tú xíng.He was sentenced to ten years in prison for embezzling public funds.
- 侵吞。Zhè jiā kuà guó gōng sī tōng guò shōu gòu qīn tūn le xǔ duō xiǎo xíng jìng zhēng duì shǒu.This multinational corporation swallowed up many small competitors through acquisitions.
- ，侵吞。Lì shǐ shàng, zhè ge dì guó céng duō cì qīn tūn zhōu biān guó jiā de lǐng tǔ.Historically, this empire repeatedly annexed the territories of neighboring countries.
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