The sentence for the crime of corruption is as follows:
 According to Article 383 of the Criminal Law, those who commit the crime of corruption shall be punished according to the seriousness of the circumstances in accordance with the following provisions:
 （1） If the amount of embezzlement is relatively large or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also be fined.
 （2） If the amount of embezzlement is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property.
 （3） If the amount of embezzlement is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property; If the amount is especially huge and causes especially heavy losses to the interests of the State and the people, he shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death and also to confiscation of property.
 Those who repeatedly embezzle without being dealt with shall be punished according to the accumulated amount of embezzlement.
 If a person commits the crime mentioned in the first paragraph, truthfully confesses his crime, sincerely repents of his crime, and actively returns the stolen goods before initiating a public prosecution, so as to avoid or reduce the occurrence of damage results, he may be given a lighter, mitigated or exempted punishment under the circumstances specified in the first paragraph; Under the circumstances as prescribed in Items 2 and 3, a lighter punishment may be imposed.
 Legal basis:
 Article 383 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
 Whoever commits the crime of corruption shall, according to the seriousness of the circumstances, be punished in accordance with the following provisions:
 （1） If the amount of embezzlement is relatively large or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and shall also be fined.
 （2） If the amount of embezzlement is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property.
 （3） If the amount of embezzlement is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property; If the amount is especially huge and causes especially heavy losses to the interests of the State and the people, he shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or death and also to confiscation of property. Those who repeatedly embezzle without being dealt with shall be punished according to the accumulated amount of embezzlement.