冤枉

yuān wang

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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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 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.: to feel wronged
• 不白之冤 bù bái zhī yuān 不白之冤 bù bái zhī yuān unrighted wrong An idiom meaning 'unredressed injustice', often used with 冤枉.: unrighted wrong

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

• 冤枉路 冤枉路 yuān wang lù: pointless trip
• 冤枉钱 冤枉钱 yuān wang qián: wasted money

Child Words of 冤枉

• 冤 冤 yuān: injustice
• 枉 枉 wǎng: to twist