牟利 (móu lì) — to seek profit through dishonest or improper means

Definição

A formal written verb for 'seeking profit by improper or illegal means' — always carries a negative, often legal, connotation.

verb
to seek profit through dishonest or improper means

Exemplos

  • 牟利
    Zhè jiā gōng sī tōng guò fēi fǎ shǒu duàn móu lì.
    This company sought profit through illegal means.
  • 牟利
    Tā lì yòng zhí wù zhī biàn móu lì.
    He used his position to seek profit.
  • 牟利
    Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi shǔ yú bú zhèng dāng móu lì.
    This kind of behavior constitutes improper profit-seeking.

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