免罪 (miǎn zuì) — to be exempted from punishment; to have one's c…

Definition

免罪 means 'to be exempted from punishment' or pardoned — the crime is treated as if never punished, not just reduced.

verb

to be exempted from punishmentto have one's crime pardoned

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Tā yīn wèi chéng shí ér miǎn le zuì.
He was pardoned because of his honesty.
免罪。
Fǎ guān jué dìng gěi tā miǎn zuì.
The judge decided to exempt him from punishment.
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Tā miǎn guò yí cì zuì, suǒ yǐ zhè cì yào xiǎo xīn.
He was pardoned once, so this time he needs to be careful.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

免miǎnexempt/avoid

罪zuìcrime/punishment

免 means exempt or avoid, and 罪 refers to crime or punishment, giving the sense of being freed from guilt.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

罒非罪

罪 puts 罒 (a net, written fully as 网) over 非 (mistake).

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