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委屈 (wěi qu) — (adjective) feeling wronged, aggrieved; (verb) to wrong sb, to cause sb to feel wronged

Definition

委屈 covers both sides of a grievance — the person who feels wronged (adjective) and the act of wronging someone (verb). Unlike 怨气 (resentful anger built up over time), 委屈 is a softer, more immediate feeling of being treated unfairly.

adjective
feeling wrongedaggrieved
verb
to wrong sbto cause sb to feel wronged

Examples

  • 委屈。
    Tā gǎn dào fēi cháng wěi qu.
    He felt extremely wronged.
  • ，委屈。
    Nǐ zhè yàng shuō, zhēn shì wěi qu tā le.
    Saying that really wronged her.
  • 委屈。
    Tā wěi qu dì kū le qǐ lái.
    She started crying from feeling wronged.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

委wěibent
屈qūwronged

委 and 屈 both suggest bending or being wronged, so together they express grievance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé委wěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

委 has 女 under 禾. 女, a woman, is the meaning part, and 禾 gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尾尾wěitail
Sound part声符shēngfú
出
出chū屈qū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

屈 was built from 出 for sound and 尾 for tail; the tail part later changed into the top of 屈.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 5Emotions & Feelings

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