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陷害
xiàn hài
Meaning
- to frame (up)
- to entrap
Definition
设计害人，使别人受到冤枉或损害。
To frame someone, causing them to be wronged or harmed.
Usage
指通过故意捏造事实、伪造证据等手段，使他人陷入不利或违法的境地，常用于法律、人际冲突等语境。
Refers to deliberately fabricating facts or falsifying evidence to put someone in a disadvantageous or illegal situation, often used in legal or interpersonal conflict contexts.
Examples
- 1 他被竞争对手陷害，失去了工作。 (He was framed by a competitor and lost his job.)
- 2 这起案件明显是陷害，证据都是伪造的。 (This case is clearly a frame-up; all the evidence is forged.)
- 3 她因为被人陷害而蒙冤入狱。 (She was wrongfully imprisoned because someone framed her.)
- 4 小心不要被别有用心的人陷害。 (Be careful not to be framed by people with ulterior motives.)
- 5 历史上许多忠臣都曾遭到奸臣陷害。 (In history, many loyal officials were framed by treacherous ministers.)
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