倾陷

傾陷

qīngxiàn

verb

Meanings

HSK 6

山体倾陷，造成多人伤亡。

Shān tǐ qīngxiàn, zàochéng duō rén shāngwáng.

The mountainside collapsed, causing many casualties.

HSK 7-9

他被小人倾陷，蒙受不白之冤。

Tā bèi xiǎorén qīngxiàn, méngshòu bù bái zhī yuān.

He was framed by villains and suffered an unjust accusation.

倾陷 is literary and old-fashioned - you'll see it in historical novels and classical-flavored writing. Modern speech uses 陷害 for 'to frame someone'.

倾 qīng

陷 xiàn