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陷害
xiànhài
Description
陷害的意思是用坏办法让别人受到伤害或被冤枉。
The meaning of 陷害 is to harm or falsely accuse someone by using bad methods.
比如有人故意说谎，让好人被抓起来，这就是陷害。
For example, if someone deliberately lies to get a good person arrested, that is 陷害.
Meanings
陷害xiànhài
to frame or entrap someone to harm them
他被坏人陷害，进了监狱。
He was framed by bad people and sent to prison.
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Notes
- Etymology
陷 (to trap, fall into) + 害 (to harm) — to harm by trapping.
- Nuance
implies deliberate, malicious plotting, unlike simple 伤害 which just means to hurt.
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