连累 (lián lěi) — to implicate; to involve (someone) in trouble; to drag into trouble
Definition
连累 (liánlěi) means dragging other, often innocent people into trouble because of your own mistake or action. Focus is on the harm caused to those bystanders, not the original wrongdoing itself.
verb
to implicateto involve (someone) in troubleto drag into trouble
Examples
- ，连累。Tā fàn le cuò, què lián lěi le quán jiā.He made a mistake, but implicated the whole family.
- 连累。Wǒ bù xiǎng yīn wèi zì jǐ de shì lián lěi péng you.I don't want to involve my friends because of my own affairs.
- 连累。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò huì lián lěi hěn duō wú gū de rén.Doing this will implicate many innocent people.
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