be convicted; be found guilty; incur blame
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be found guilty; to be convicted (of a crime); to incur blame
formalFormal usage, typically in legal contexts or formal writing. Can refer to legal conviction or, in literary contexts, incurring blame or guilt.
Tā他
yīn因
tān贪
wū污
ér而
huò获
zuì罪
。
He was convicted of embezzlement.
Zài在
nà那
chǎng场
zhèng政
zhì治
yùn运
dòng动
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
wú无
gū辜
huò获
zuì罪
。
Many innocent people were convicted during that political movement.
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Huò获
zuì罪
yú于
tiān天
，
wú无
suǒ所
dǎo祷
yě也
。
If you offend Heaven, there is nowhere to pray.