栽赃

栽贓

zāizāng

verb #11,583

Meanings

他被栽赃了，根本不是他偷的。

Tā bèi zāizāng le, gēnběn bùshì tā tōu de.

He was framed; he didn't steal it at all.

不要栽赃嫁祸于人。

Bùyào zāizāng jiàhuòyúrén.

Don't frame others and shift the blame.

memory

栽 (to plant) + 赃 (stolen goods) = to 'plant' stolen goods on someone to frame them.

栽 zāi

赃 zāng