冤屈

yuānqū

noun #30,446

Meanings

1 injustice
2 wrong; grievance
3 to wrong (somebody)

Characters

injustice; wrong

Examples

他终于洗清了多年的冤屈。

Tā zhōngyú xǐqīng le duōnián de yuānqū.

He finally cleared the injustice he'd suffered for years.

请别冤屈了好人。

Qǐng bié yuānqū le hǎorén.

Please don't wrong an innocent person.

Tips

usage

Both noun and verb. As a noun: an undeserved wrong, often after being falsely accused. As a verb: to wrongly accuse. Related: 冤枉 (yuānwang) is more colloquial; 冤屈 is slightly more literary.

Stroke Order

冤 yuān

屈 qū