Chinese word 挪用 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin nuó yòng

Phonetic Notation ㄋㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄥˋ

Englishto shift (funds), to (legitimately) take funds set aside for one purpose in order to use them for another, to embezzle, to misappropriate

Frenchdétourner

Germanyunterschlagen , Aneignung (S), Entwendung (S), zweckentfremden (V)

◎ 挪用 nuóyòng

(1) [divert (funds);devert money to other purpose]∶把原定用于某方面的钱移作他用

不得挪用基本建设资金

(2) [misappropriate;embezzle;misappropriate;peculate;steal]∶私自动用

挪用公款

挪用，指把原定用于某方面的钱移到别的方面来用。如：专款专用，不得挪用。