陷害

xiànhài

verb HSK 7-9 #3,472

Meanings

HSK 3

他被人陷害了。

Tā bèi rén xiànhài le.

He was framed by someone.

HSK 3

她不相信朋友会陷害她。

Tā bù xiāngxìn péngyou huì xiànhài tā.

She doesn't believe her friend would frame her.

usage

陷害 implies deliberately causing harm through deception or false accusations. Compare with 冤枉 which focuses on being wrongly accused.

memory

Think of someone falling into (陷) a harmful (害) trap set by an enemy.

陷 xiàn

害 hài