赇 (qiú) - Bribe — refers to the act of bribing & illicit payment to influence someone's actions.

赇Tone 2

qiú ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

情仁

赇 · qiú

Bribe — refers to the act of bribing or a bribe itself;

illicit payment to influence someone's actions.

Bribe — refers to the act of bribingillicit payment to influence someone's actions.

Usage highlights

Accept bribesOffer bribesBribery crimeBribery caseBribery scandalBribery fund

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 廉— honest, incorruptible
  • 洁— clean, pure

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He was accused of accepting bribes (受贿).
  • The official was found guilty of bribery (贿赂).
  • They attempted to bribe the judge (贿赂法官).
  • The investigation uncovered a bribery scandal (贿赂丑闻).

Collocations

  • Accept bribes(受贿)
  • Offer bribes(行贿)
  • Bribery crime(贿赂罪)
  • Bribery case(贿赂案)
  • Bribery scandal(贿赂丑闻)
  • Bribery fund(贿赂金)

Idioms

  • Accept bribes and bend the law(贪赃枉法)
  • Bribery is openly practiced(贿赂公行)
  • Offer bribes to secure a position(贿赂买官)

Cultural background

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  • Historically associated with corruption in imperial Chinese bureaucracy.
  • Strongly condemned in both traditional and modern Chinese legal and moral systems.
  • The character contains the 'shell' radical (贝), historically used as currency, linking to monetary corruption.

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