冤枉

yuān wang

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. to accuse wrongly
2. to treat unjustly
3. injustice
4. wronged
5. not worthwhile

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Word relationships

Related words

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委屈

wěi qu

to feel wronged

冤枉 more often refers to being wronged in a serious or legal sense, while 委屈 is more about feeling unfairly treated in daily life.

不白之冤

bù bái zhī yuān

unrighted wrong

An idiom meaning 'unredressed injustice', often used with 冤枉.

Usage notes

Collocations

喊冤枉 means 'to cry out about an injustice'. 感到冤枉 means 'to feel wronged'.

Example Sentences

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这件事真的太冤枉了。

This matter is really too unjust.

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Words Containing 冤枉

pointless trip

wasted money

Child Words of 冤枉

injustice

to twist

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