蒙冤

méngyuān
verb #43,578

Meanings

  1. 1 to be wronged
  2. 2 to be falsely accused
  3. 3 to suffer an injustice

Examples

Tā yīnwèi zhè qǐ yuān'àn méngyuān rùyù shí nián.
He was falsely accused and imprisoned for ten years over this miscarriage of justice.
Wúgū de rén jué bù néng méngyuān shòufá.
The innocent must never suffer punishment unjustly.

Tips

usage
here is the verb 'to suffer / to bear', not 'cover' or 'Mongolia'. Same shape but doing different work. Compare (méngnàn, 'to meet with disaster'), 蒙骗 (méngpiàn, 'to be deceived'). alone means 'injustice / wrong / grudge'.
register
Formal, legal, journalistic. You'll read 蒙冤 in court reporting and human-rights writing. For everyday 'I was framed!' people say 冤枉 (wǒ bèi yuānwang le).

Stroke Order

méng
yuān