陷 xiàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 臽 pit, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
陷害
xiànhài
to frame; to set someone up
Characters in this word
害 hài
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
Example phrases
- 他坚称自己是被竞争对手陷害的，并要求公开全部调查记录。 Tā jiānchēng zìjǐ shì bèi jìngzhēng duìshǒu xiànhài de, bìng yāoqiú gōngkāi quánbù diàochá jìlù. He insisted that he had been framed by a competitor and demanded that all investigation records be made public.
- 公司里有人想陷害他，大家都看得出来。 Gōngsī li yǒu rén xiǎng xiànhài tā, dàjiā dōu kàn de chūlái. Someone in the company wanted to frame him, but everyone can see through it.
- 别担心，证据都保存着，没人能陷害你。 Bié dānxīn, zhèngjù dōu bǎocún zhe, méi rén néng xiànhài nǐ. Don't worry, all the evidence is saved, so no one can frame you.
Related words
- 缺陷 quēxiàn defect
- 陷入 xiànrù to fall into, to be caught in
- 诬陷 wūxiàn to frame; to falsely accuse
- 陷 xiàn to sink; to fall into; to get stuck
- 陷阱 xiànjǐng trap; pitfall
- 害怕 hàipà to be afraid
- 危害 wēihài to harm; harm
- 伤害 shānghài to hurt; to harm
- 害 hài to harm
- 厉害 lìhai strong; impressive
- 损害 sǔnhài to harm; to damage
- 有害 yǒuhài harmful