罪
crime; fault; suffering; to blame
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesnoun
crime; sin; evil conduct
Refers to illegal acts, moral wrongdoings, or religious sins.
He committed a serious crime.
Murder is a serious felony.
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We must punish evil.
Those guilty of monstrous crimes should face legal sanctions.
He felt remorse for his sins.
noun
fault; blame; mistake
Refers to responsibility for errors or wrong outcomes.
This is not my fault.
Blaming others is unfair.
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Failure is not one person's fault.
Don't push all the blame onto me.
This is the system's fault, not the user's.
noun
suffering; hardship; pain
Refers to physical or mental distress endured.
He suffered a lot in prison.
Stop suffering and go see a doctor.
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She suffered a lot for this family.
The taste of suffering is truly hard to bear.
I don't want to suffer like this anymore.
verb
to blame; to accuse; to consider guilty
literaryOften used in literary or formal contexts, particularly in the phrase 罪己 (to blame oneself).
Blaming oneself is a virtue.
Do not blame innocent people.
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He often blames himself.
Blaming others but not oneself is wrong.
The monarch issued an edict blaming himself.