委屈

wěiqu

adjective HSK 7-9 #15,876

Meanings

1 to feel wronged
2 to be treated unfairly
3 grievance

Characters

to entrust; indirect

to suffer injustice; to bend

Examples

她觉得很委屈，哭了起来。

Tā juéde hěn wěiqu, kū le qǐlái.

She felt wronged and started crying.

别委屈自己，有什么就说出来。

Bié wěiqu zìjǐ, yǒu shénme jiù shuō chūlái.

Don't wrong yourself — speak up if something's bothering you.

Tips

usage

委屈 can be an adjective (feeling wronged), a verb (to wrong someone or make someone suffer unfairly), or a noun (a grievance). 受委屈 means 'to suffer a grievance'.

Stroke Order

委 wěi

屈 qū