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枉 wǎng

useless, in vain; crooked, bent

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 木王 ⿰木王

Memory hint: wood

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Example sentences with 枉

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  1. 你别冤枉我，我什么都没做。
    Nǐ bié yuānwang wǒ, wǒ shénme dōu méi zuò.
    Don't wrongly blame me, I didn't do anything.
    you don't wrong me, I anything all not do
  2. 这样白费力气，真是枉费心机。
    Zhèyàng báifèi lìqi, zhēnshi wǎngfèi xīnjī.
    Wasting effort like this is really futile scheming.
    this-way waste-in-vain effort, really futilely-spend scheming
  3. 他是不是被枉判了？
    Tā shì bu shì bèi wǎng pàn le?
    Was he wrongly sentenced?
    he is not is by wrongly sentence (particle) (question)
  4. 不要枉费了大家的一片好意。
    Bú yào wǎngfèi le dàjiā de yí piàn hǎoyì.
    Don't waste everyone's good intentions in vain.
    not let waste (particle) everyone (particle) one (measure) good-intention
  5. 调查清楚以后，才发现他是被冤枉的。
    Diàochá qīngchu yǐhòu, cái fāxiàn tā shì bèi yuānwang de.
    Only after a thorough investigation did they find he was wrongly accused.
    investigate clear after, only-then discover he is by wronged (particle)

Words with 枉 (1)