plant stolen goods; frame someone
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to plant stolen goods or contraband on someone to frame them; to incriminate by planting evidence
Strongly negative connotation. Commonly used in legal, political, and investigative contexts to describe the act of framing someone by secretly placing incriminating items in their possession.
Tā他
bèi被
chóu仇
rén人
zāi栽
zāng赃
，
jìn进
le了
jiān监
yù狱
。
He was framed by his enemy and ended up in prison.
Nà那
xiē些
dú毒
pǐn品
shì是
bèi被
rén人
zāi栽
zāng赃
de的
，
tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
zhī知
dào道
。
The drugs were planted on him; he had no idea.
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Zāi栽
zāng赃
xiàn陷
hài害
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fàn犯
zuì罪
xíng行
wéi为
。
Framing someone by planting evidence is a serious criminal offense.
Yǒu有
rén人
shì试
tú图
tōng通
guò过
zāi栽
zāng赃
lái来
huǐ毁
diào掉
tā他
de的
míng名
shēng声
。
Someone tried to ruin his reputation by framing him.