贿赂 huìlù to bribe
to bribe; a bribe
怎么记住“贿赂”: 贿 to bribe + 赂 bribery = to bribe.
汉字
用法
- To bribe; a bribe - 行贿赂 (xíng huìlù) to offer bribes; 收受贿赂 (shōushòu huìlù) to take bribes.
- Legal register; covers both giving and taking. The act splits into 行贿 (offer) and 受贿 (accept).
- Often paired with 贪污 (tānwū, embezzlement) in 贪污贿赂 (graft and bribery).
例句
- 市长否认收受了贿赂。 Shìzhǎng fǒurèn shōushòu le huìlù.The mayor denied having taken a bribe.