Definition
敛财 is a derogatory term meaning 'to accumulate wealth by dishonest or exploitative means', often used in discussions of corruption, embezzlement, or price gouging. It's a separable verb (离合词): 敛 can take complements or measure words between itself and 财, e.g. 敛了不少财 ('raked in a lot of money'). You can also insert a modifier: 敛不义之财 ('amass ill-gotten wealth').
v.o.
to amass wealth by unfair or corrupt meansto rake in money through dishonest methods
Examples
- 敛财，。Nà ge guānyuán lìyòng zhíquán dàsì liǎn cái, zuìzhōng bèi diàochá le.That official used his authority to ruthlessly amass wealth and was eventually investigated.
- 敛财，。Zhè xiē shāngrén kào hōngtái wùjià liǎn cái, lǎobǎixìng yuànshēngzàidào.These businessmen amassed wealth by jacking up prices, and the people were full of complaints.
- ，。Tā liǎn lái de búyì zhī cái, zuìzhōng dōu bèi chōnggōng le.All the ill-gotten wealth he had raked in was eventually confiscated.
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