行财买免 — “To use money to bribe one's way out of punishment”
行财买免 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use money to bribe one's way out of punishment”. To buy off a penalty or evade legal consequences through bribery. Literally, “Spend money to buy exemption”.
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行财买免 Pronunciation and Pinyin
行财买免 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 行财买免
在那个腐败的年代，一些不法商人常常行财买免，以逃避法律的制裁
In that corrupt era, some unscrupulous businessmen often paid bribes to escape legal sanctions.
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- xíng行bù不cóng从jìng径take a shortcut or deviate from the proper path
- xíng行bù不fù副yán言actions do not match words
- xíng行bù不jí及yán言actions do not match words
- xíng行bù不lǚ履wēi危avoid dangerous situations
- xíng行bù不dé得yě也gē哥gē哥cannot proceed, brother
- xíng行bù不kuì愧yǐng影，，qǐn寝bù不kuì愧qīn衾have a clear conscience day and night
- xíng行bù不gēng更míng名，，zuò坐bù不gǎi改xìng姓open and straightforward about identity and actions
- xíng行bù不yóu由jìng径always act honestly and uprightly
- xíng行bù不yóu由xī西zhōu州lù路Mourn a deceased friend, avoid old places
- xíng行bù不zhī知wǎng往drift aimlessly without knowing where to go
- xíng行bù不shèng胜yī衣too weak to bear one's own clothes
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What does 行财买免 mean?
行财买免 (xíng cái mǎi miǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use money to bribe one's way out of punishment”.
How do you pronounce 行财买免?
行财买免 is pronounced xíng cái mǎi miǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 行财买免 literally mean?
Literally, 行财买免 means “Spend money to buy exemption”. It is used to mean “to use money to bribe one's way out of punishment”.
What is the Chinese definition of 行财买免?
行：从事。花费钱财，买得免罪。指用金钱贿赂以逃避惩罚