贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ

take bribes; abuse the law

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 47463rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

Characters

Character Meaning
贪 tān HSK 6
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
赃 zāng
variant of 贓zāng; stolen goods; booty
枉 wǎng HSK 6
in vain; unjust; to twist
法 fǎ HSK 3
law; method; way