冤枉

yuānwang

verb HSK 7-9 #10,832

Meanings

1 to accuse wrongly
2 to treat unjustly
3 not worthwhile

Characters

wronged; injustice

in vain; unjustly

Examples

你冤枉我了，我没有说过那种话。

Nǐ yuānwang wǒ le, wǒ méiyǒu shuō guò nàzhǒng huà.

You're wrongly accusing me - I never said anything like that.

别冤枉好人。

Bié yuānwang hǎorén.

Don't wrongly accuse a good person.

Tips

usage

冤枉 can be a verb (to wrongly accuse) or an adjective (unjust). 冤枉钱 means 'money wasted on something not worth it'.

Stroke Order

冤 yuān

枉 wǎng