无辜 wúgū innocent
innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
How to remember 无辜: 无 have not + 辜 crime = innocent.
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How it is used
- Innocent / not guilty - 无辜的受害者 (wúgū de shòuhàizhě) innocent victims, 无辜的眼神 (wúgū de yǎnshén) an innocent look.
- Legal and moral 'innocent' (did no wrong / did not deserve harm). Distinct from 天真 (tiānzhēn, naive) and 清白 (qīngbái, of clean record).
Example sentences
- 他们都是无辜的孩子。 Tāmen dōu shì wúgū de háizi.They're all innocent children.
- 他摆出一副无辜的样子。 Tā bǎichū yīfù wúgū de yàngzi.He put on an air of innocence.
- 他让我相信他是无辜的。 Tā ràng wǒ xiāngxìn tā shì wúgū de.He convinced me of his innocence.