frame; embezzle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesverb
to frame someone by planting stolen goods or evidence
dialectRegional dialect usage, typically implying a deliberate scheme to incriminate an innocent person.
Tā他
men们
zuò做
zāng赃
xiàn陷
hài害
nà那
wèi位
lǎo老
shi实
rén人
。
They framed that honest man by planting evidence.
Zhè这
kě可
shì是
zuò做
zāng赃
de的
gōu勾
dàng当
，
zuò做
bù不
de得
！
This is a dirty trick of framing someone—you mustn't do it!
verb
to commit embezzlement or corruption; to take bribes
archaicLiterary or classical usage, referring to officials engaging in graft or illegal appropriation of public funds.
Guān官
lì吏
zuò做
zāng赃
，
bǎi百
xìng姓
shòu受
kǔ苦
。
When officials embezzle, the common people suffer.
Tā他
yīn因
zuò做
zāng赃
bèi被
gé革
zhí职
chá查
bàn办
。
He was dismissed and investigated for corruption.