无辜

wú gū

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. innocent
2. innocence
3. not guilty (law)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 有罪 yǒu zuì 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty 法律上有罪: guilty

Related words

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• 冤枉 yuān wang 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly 被错误地指责或惩罚: to accuse wrongly

Synonyms

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• 清白 qīng bái 清白 qīng bái pure 指人没有做过坏事或犯罪行为: pure
• 无罪 wú zuì 无罪 wú zuì innocent 法律上未被证明有罪: innocent

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“受害者”搭配，如“无辜的受害者”，表示受牵连而受害的人。

Common mistakes

“无辜”强调没有过错，不用于法律判决（如“判他无辜”），法律上用“无罪”。

Example Sentences

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在这件事中，他是 无辜 的。

In this matter, he is innocent.

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Words Containing 无辜

• 伤及无辜 伤及无辜 shāng jí wú gū: to harm the innocent (idiom)
• 滥杀无辜 滥杀无辜 làn shā wú gū: willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

Child Words of 无辜

• 无 无 wú: not to have
• 辜 辜 gū: crime