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冤枉

to treat unjustly

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

yuan1wang5 • yuānwang

Meaning

Primary

to treat unjustly

Alternatives

treat unjustly, treated unjustly, treats unjustly, treating unjustly, to accuse falsely, accuse falsely, to wrong, wrong

Mnemonic

冤枉 To treat unjustly is to be 枉 crooked and to deliver 冤 injustice to someone. The important part is the delivery of 冤 injustice, so we say the 枉 crooked part [5] quietly.

Usage

我 没 做错 事，却 被 冤枉 了。

I did nothing wrong, but I was treated unjustly.

他 觉得 自己 被 老板 冤枉 了。

He felt that he was treated unjustly by his boss.

我 冤枉 了 你，对不起。

I treated you unjustly, I'm sorry.

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