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无辜

HSK 7-9Word · Adjective · NounTraditional無辜

innocent; guiltless; innocent person

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

adjective

innocent; guiltless; blameless

Describes a person who has not committed a crime or wrongdoing.

Shì事
shí实
zhèng证
míng明
tā他
shì是
wán完
quán全
wú无
gū辜
de的
 。

The facts proved that he was completely innocent.

Xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
de的
píng平
mín民
zài在
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
shī失
qù去
le了
jiā家
yuán园
 。

Many innocent civilians lost their homes in the war.

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Fǎ法
guān官
xuān宣
bù布
bèi被
gào告
wú无
zuì罪
 ,
shì是
wú无
gū辜
de的
 。

The judge announced that the defendant was not guilty and was innocent.

2.

noun

innocent person; guiltless party

Refers to a person who has not committed any wrongdoing, often used in legal or moral contexts.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhū株
lián连
wú无
gū辜
 。

We must not implicate the innocent.

Zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
ràng让
xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
shòu遭
dào受
pò迫
hài害
 。

This disaster caused many innocents to be persecuted.

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Nìng宁
kě可
cuò错
fàng放
 ,
bù不
kě可
cuò错
shā杀
wú无
gū辜
 。

It is better to release someone by mistake than to mistakenly kill an innocent person.