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挪用公款

to embezzle public funds

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

nuo2yong4gong1kuan3 • nuóyònggōngkuǎn

Meaning

Primary

to embezzle public funds

Alternatives

embezzle public funds, embezzling public funds, embezzled public funds, embezzles public funds, embezzlement, to misappropriate public funds, misapproprite public funds

Mnemonic

挪用公款 To embezzle public funds is 挪 to move 公 public 款 funds into your own possession and 用 to utilize them for private purposes.

Usage

他 因為 挪用公款 被 逮捕 了。

He was arrested for embezzling public funds.

挪用公款 是 違法 的 行為。

Embezzling public funds is an illegal act.

他 被 指控 挪用公款。

He was accused of embezzling public funds.