冤枉
yuānwang
to wrong; wronged; unjustly treated
Characters in this word
枉 wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 调查结果尚未公布，媒体不应急于冤枉任何一方。 Diàochá jiéguǒ shàngwèi gōngbù, méitǐ bù yīng jíyú yuānwang rènhé yì fāng. Before the investigation results are released, the media should not rush to wrong either side.
- 你冤枉我了，这本书不是我拿的。 Nǐ yuānwang wǒ le, zhè běn shū bú shì wǒ ná de. You are unfairly accusing me — I did not take this book.
- 他怕被冤枉，做事总是格外小心。 Tā pà bèi yuānwang, zuòshì zǒngshì géwài xiǎoxīn. He is afraid of being wrongly blamed, so he is always extra careful in what he does.
Related words
- 冤 yuān injustice; wronged; unjust
- 指控 zhǐkòng to accuse; to charge
- 原告 yuángào plaintiff; complainant
- 无辜 wúgū innocent; blameless
- 诉讼 sùsòng litigation; lawsuit; to litigate
- 自首 zìshǒu to surrender oneself; to turn oneself in
- 受理 shòulǐ to accept and hear a case; to process an application
- 通缉 tōngjī to issue a wanted notice; to put on a wanted list
- 仲裁 zhòngcái to arbitrate; arbitration
- 搜查 sōuchá to search; to conduct a search
- 索赔 suǒpéi to claim compensation
- 嫌疑 xiányí suspicion; grounds for suspicion