诽谤 fěibàng to slander
to slander; to libel
How to remember 诽谤: 诽 to condemn + 谤 to slander = to slander.
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How it is used
- To slander/libel - spread damaging falsehoods about someone - 诽谤他人 (fěibàng tārén) to defame others; 诽谤罪 (fěibàng zuì) the crime of defamation.
- Legal/formal register. Involves false statements harming reputation.
- Distinct from 诬陷 (wūxiàn, to frame with false charges/evidence): 诽谤 is defamatory speech, not framing for a crime.