诬陷 wūxiàn to entrap
to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against somebody
How to remember 诬陷: 诬 to slander + 陷 to sink = to entrap.
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How it is used
- To frame someone / bring false charges against them - 诬陷好人 (wūxiàn hǎorén) to frame an innocent person; 遭到诬陷 (zāodào wūxiàn) to be framed.
- Legal/moral register, strongly negative: deliberately planting false accusations to harm.
- Contrast 诬蔑/污蔑 (wūmiè, to slander verbally); 诬陷 aims to get someone punished, e.g. falsely accused of a crime.