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归罪 (guī zuì) — to blame (someone for something), to attribute fault to

Definition

归罪 is a formal/literary verb meaning 'to blame or attribute fault to someone.' It is stronger and more written than the everyday 责怪 or 埋怨, and often pairs with 于 or 把…到… constructions.

verb
to blame (someone for something)to attribute fault to

Examples

  • 归罪。
    Tā bú yīng gāi bǎ suǒ yǒu de cuò dōu guī zuì dào bié rén shēn shàng.
    He shouldn't blame others for all the mistakes.
  • 归罪。
    Zhè cì shì gù bèi guī zuì yú guǎn lǐ céng de shū hu.
    This accident was attributed to the negligence of the management.
  • ，归罪。
    Wèn tí jiě jué hòu, bú yào zài guī zuì yú rén.
    After the problem is solved, don't keep blaming others.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

归guīattribute
罪zuìfault

归 (attribute) and 罪 (fault) combine: fault is attributed to someone.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歸; 归 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤ancient form of {{zh-l|*師|troops}}
  • 帚帚zhǒubroom; sweep

The traditional form 歸 combines 𠂤 (troops) and 帚 (broom; sweep) to show sweeping away an enemy and returning; the simplified 归 is a later abbreviation.

Open 归 →

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

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

Open 罪 →
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