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to betray
to rebel
to defect
to betray
to betray
apostasy
armed rebellion
to rebel
treason
to put down a revolt
to betray one's party
to defect
Notice where 叛 sits in each complete thought.
In other words, he betrayed us.
Source: Tatoeba #842681 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe army quelled the rebellion.
Source: Tatoeba #463905 · CC BY 2.0 FRWho doesn't love a rebel?
Source: Tatoeba #405680 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe betrayed his friends for money.
Source: Tatoeba #3327525 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe abused our trust.
Source: Tatoeba #1485257 · CC BY 2.0 FRJohn isn't the kind of man who would betray you.
Source: Tatoeba #13882174 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.