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Hanzi

枉

to twist/crooked/unjust/in vain

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

wǎng, kuáng

Bopomofo

ㄨㄤˇ, ㄎㄨㄤˊ

Jyutping

wong2

Example sentences

冤枉 yuānwǎng
他被警察冤枉了，心裡很不服氣。
他被警察冤枉了，心里很不服气。

He was wronged by the police and feels very indignant.

枉法 wǎngfǎ
法官不因權勢施壓而枉法，堅持依法判決。
法官不因权势施压而枉法，坚持依法判决。

The judge did not bend the law under pressure from powerful people and insisted on ruling according to the law.

枉 wǎng
你再怎麼苦勸他也不會改變，實在是枉費口舌。
你再怎么苦劝他也不会改变，实在是枉费口舌。

No matter how much you plead with him, he will not change, so all those words are truly wasted.

Example Vocabulary

冤枉

yuan1'wang3

to wrong; to treat unjustly; injustice; not worth it; pointless

冤枉路

yuan1'wang3'lu4

枉法

wang3'fa3

to violate or bend the law

枉然

wang3'ran2

枉費

wang3'fei4

冤枉錢

枉

wang3

in vain; uselessly; wrongfully

矯枉過正

jiao3'wang3'guo4'zheng4

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