Chinese word dictionary

诬陷

wūxiàn · to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb

Practice word

Word information

Simplified诬陷

Traditional誣陷

Pinyinwūxiàn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

诬wū

to slander, to defame; a false accusation

陷xiàn

to sink, to plunge; trap, pitfall

How to learn 诬陷

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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缺陷quēxiàn

defect; flaw

陷入xiànrù

to sink into; to get caught up in; to land in (a predicament)

陷xiàn

pitfall; trap; to get stuck; to sink; to cave in; to frame (false charge); to capture (a city in battle); to fall (to the enemy); defect

陷害xiànhài

to entrap; to set up; to frame (up); to make false charges against

陷阱xiànjǐng

pitfall; snare; trap