冤枉

• Pinyin: yuān wang
• Desglose de hanzi: 冤 = 冖 + 兔 (trapped rabbit, injustice); 枉 = 木 + 王 (bent wood)

Significado

Acusar injustamente; inculpar en falso; (también) gastar en vano.

Describes treating someone unfairly through false accusations or misjudgment. Also used for wasted effort or money spent in vain. Common in legal, interpersonal, and emotional contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 他被冤枉成了小偷。
2. 你这样说我真是太冤枉了。
3. 我花了冤枉钱买了这个没用的东西。

Guía de uso

Contexto: accusations, disputes, complaints

Tono: emotional

Correcto

• 好人被冤枉的案子终于平反了。(The case of the wrongly accused innocent person was finally overturned.)
• 你别冤枉好人，事情不是他做的。(Don't wrongly accuse an innocent person; he didn't do it.)

Incorrecto

• 我冤枉了这个机会 — use 错过 for missing opportunities; 冤枉 is for wrongful accusations

Origen e historia

冤 (injustice) + 枉 (crooked/wrong)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal