Definition & Meaning

1.embezzle; plunder; peculate; misappropriate (others' belongings or public property, land, etc.)

2.annex; swallow up (a country or part of a country); forcibly seize another country's territory or occupy territory in part

qīn tūn

侵 吞

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1
v.embezzle; plunder; peculate; misappropriate (others' belongings or public property, land, etc.)
- qīn tūn gōng gòng cái chǎn
  侵吞公共财产
  misappropriate public property
- qīn tūn shè huì cái fù
  侵吞社会财富
  appropriate social property
- qīn tūn jù é lì rùn
  侵吞巨额利润
  pocket a big profit
synonym
qīn zhàn侵占 qiáng zhàn强占
2
v.annex; swallow up (a country or part of a country); forcibly seize another country's territory or occupy territory in part
- wǒ men pò shǐ qīn lüè zhě bǎ qīn tūn de tǔ di jiāo huán chū lai
  我们迫使侵略者把侵吞的土地交还出来。
  We forced the aggressors to disgorge the land they have swallowed.
- bèi tā guó qīn tūn de tǔ dì hěn nán ná huí lai
  被他国侵吞的土地很难拿回来。
  It is difficult to get back the land that has been embezzled by other countries.
- lián hé guó guī dìng jìn zhǐ tā guó qīn tūn xiǎo guó de tǔ di
  联合国规定禁止他国侵吞小国的土地。
  The United Nations rules prohibit other countries from usurping the land of small countries.
synonym
qīn zhàn侵占 tūn bìng吞并 qiáng zhàn强占 bìng tūn并吞

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