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污吏
wūlì
1. a corrupt official
Uncommon • Top 34%

Character Breakdown

污
wū
filthy, dirty; polluted, impure
HSK 4 6 丶
吏
lì
government official, magistrate
6 丶

Compound Words (3)

奸官污吏
jiānguānwūlì
traitor minister and corrupt official (idiom); abuse and corruption
贪官污吏
tānguānwūlì
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption
赃官污吏
zāngguānwūlì
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
28,437 of 84,292