suffer grievance; be wronged
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to suffer grievance or injustice; to be wronged
Often used in contexts of unfair treatment, false accusations, or unjust suffering. Can be used with perfective aspect markers like 了.
Tā他
wú无
yuán缘
wú无
gù故
shòu受
le了
qū屈
，
xīn心
lǐ里
shí十
fēn分
nán难
shòu受
。
He was wronged for no reason and felt terrible.
Tā她
nìng宁
yuàn愿
cí辞
zhí职
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
shòu受
qū屈
。
She would rather resign than suffer injustice.
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
zhōng忠
chén臣
dōu都
céng曾
shòu受
qū屈
ér而
sǐ死
。
In ancient times, many loyal ministers died after suffering grievances.