负罪 (fù zuì) — to be guilty; to bear the blame; to be culpable
Definition
Formal verb meaning 'to bear the guilt or blame' for a wrongdoing. Combines 负 ('carry, bear') + 罪 ('crime, sin') — the literary register sets it apart from casual expressions like 怪自己.
verb
to be guiltyto bear the blameto be culpable
Examples
- ，。Tā yīn wèi fàn xià de cuò wù, yì zhí mǎn huái fù zuì gǎn.He has been filled with a sense of guilt because of the mistake he made.
- 负罪，。Fàn rén fù zuì qián táo, jǐng fāng zhèng zài quán lì zhuī bǔ.The criminal absconded with a guilty conscience, and the police are pursuing him with full effort.
- ，负罪。Zài zhè ge àn jiàn zhōng, tā xiǎn rán yīng gāi fù zuì.In this case, he should obviously bear the blame.
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