frame; incriminate; falsely accuse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to frame someone by making false accusations; to maliciously incriminate and trap
formalFormal and serious tone. Often used in legal or formal contexts regarding false accusations. The subject is usually the perpetrator; use 遭/被 to indicate the victim.
Tā他
zāo遭
rén人
wū诬
xiàn陷
,
méng蒙
shòu受
le了
bù不
bái白
zhī之
yuān冤
。
He was framed by others and suffered a gross injustice.
Bèi被
gào告
shēng声
chēng称
zì自
jǐ己
shì是
bèi被
wū诬
xiàn陷
de的
。
The defendant claimed that he had been framed.
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Tā他
men们
hé合
móu谋
wū诬
xiàn陷
nà那
wèi位
chéng诚
shí实
de的
guān官
yuán员
。
They conspired to frame that honest official.
Zhè这
shì是
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
wū诬
xiàn陷
xíng行
wéi为
。
This is clearly an act of framing.