wūxiàn

诬陷

Word · VerbTraditional誣陷

frame; incriminate; falsely accuse

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to frame someone by making false accusations; to maliciously incriminate and trap

formal

Formal 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.