吃空饷 chī kòng xiǎng

steal pay by listing fake workers

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
空 kòng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
饷 xiǎng
variant of 餉xiǎng; soldier's pay