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Character · VerbTraditional讕

slander; deny

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to slander; to frame; to falsely accuse

literary

Used exclusively in formal literary or written contexts, not in daily spoken language.

Tā他
è恶
yì意
lán讕
xiàn陷
wú无
gū辜
bǎi百
xìng姓
 。

He maliciously slandered innocent civilians.

Xiǎo小
rén人
cháng常
yǐ以
lán讕
yán言
huò惑
zhòng众
 。

Vile people often use slander to mislead the public.

2.

verb

to deny; to refuse to admit

literary

Used in formal literary contexts to refer to refusing to acknowledge a fault or accusation.

Tā他
zài在
tiě铁
zhèng证
miàn面
qián前
réng仍
jù拒
jué不
lán讕
zuì罪
 。

He still refused to admit his crime despite irrefutable evidence.

Miàn面
duì对
zhí质
yí疑
 ，
tā他
wú无
fǎ法
lán讕
tuō脱
zé责
rèn任
 。

Faced with questioning, he could not deny his responsibility.