诬陷

誣陷

wūxiàn

verb #13,853

Meanings

1 to frame; to falsely accuse
2 to entrap; to plant false evidence against someone

Characters

to falsely accuse; to slander

to trap; to frame

Examples

HSK 2

不要诬陷好人。

Búyào wūxiàn hǎorén.

Don't frame innocent people.

HSK 6

他被人诬陷入狱。

Tā bèi rén wūxiàn rùyù.

He was framed and thrown in prison.

Tips

usage

诬陷 is stronger than 诬告 (to make a false accusation). 诬陷 implies deliberately planting evidence or engineering someone's downfall.

Stroke Order

诬 wū

陷 xiàn