Chinese word

分赃

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēn zāng

Meaning

  • verbdivide up the loot

Example

他们把偷来的东西分赃了。tā men bǎ tōu lái de dōng xī fēn zāng le

They divided up the stolen goods.

Illustration for 分赃 (divide up the loot)

More examples

他和同伙分赃后各自离开。tā hé tóng huǒ fēn zāng hòu gè zì lí kāi

After he and his accomplices divided up the stolen goods, they each left.

Core concept

One illegal haul is broken into portions, each marked for a different member of the group.

Common phrases

  • 把赃物分赃bǎ zāng wù fēn zāng

    divide up the stolen goods

  • 合伙分赃hé huǒ fēn zāng

    divide up the loot together

Similar words

瓜分guā fēn: Divide up loot or spoils among several people or groups.
分配fēn pèi: Give goods or money to particular people according to assigned shares.

Definition in Chinese

把非法取得的财物按份分给参与者，通常指同伙之间把偷来或抢来的东西分配。bǎ fēi fǎ qǔ dé de cái wù àn fèn fēn gěi cān yù zhě tōng cháng zhǐ tóng huǒ zhī jiān bǎ tōu lái huò qiǎng lái de dōng xī fēn pèi

Word origin

分 (fēn, "divide") names the action, while 赃 (zāng, "illicit property") identifies what is being divided, giving the compound its crime-related meaning.

Usage tips

  • The criminal tone is part of the word itself, so using it for friends sharing snacks or costs makes an ordinary situation sound like a police report.

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