诬陷 (wū xiàn) — to frame (someone), to falsely accuse with fabricated evidence
Definition
To frame someone by inventing charges or planting false evidence. Stronger than 陷害 (can mean a broader plot to entrap) and more formal than the colloquial 栽赃 (planting physical evidence).
verb
to frame (someone)to falsely accuse with fabricated evidence
Examples
- 诬陷，。Tā bèi rén wū xiàn, zuò le sān nián láo.He was framed by someone and spent three years in prison.
- 诬陷。Jǐng fāng chá míng zhè shì yì qǐ wū xiàn àn.The police determined that this was a case of framing.
- ，诬陷。Nǐ ná bù chū zhèng jù, jiù shì zài wū xiàn wǒ.If you can't produce evidence, you're just framing me.
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