Definition
冤枉有两个核心用法：①动词，指错误地指责或冤屈别人（如“你冤枉我了”）；②形容词，指受委屈或结果不值得（如“真冤枉”）。与“划不来”相比，“冤枉”更强调因挫折或不公而感到不值（如排队两小时却买不到），而“划不来”侧重成本不划算。与“冤”相比，“冤”多作名词（冤屈）或形容词（受冤的），而“冤枉”兼有动词用法。
verb
to accuse wronglyto treat unjustly
adjective
wronged(of an action, expenditure) not worthwhileregrettable
Easily confused
- 愿望yuàn wàngsound-alikea wish; a desire
Examples
- 冤枉，。Nǐ yuān wang wǒ le, wǒ gēnběn méi shuōguo nàyàng de huà.You're wronging me — I never said anything like that.
- 冤枉，。Tā juéde zìjǐ bèi yuān wang le, yìzhí hěn wěiqu.She feels she has been wronged and has been very upset.
- ，，冤枉。Pái le liǎng ge xiǎoshí de duì, jiéguǒ méi mǎi dào, zhēn yuān wang.I lined up for two hours and ended up not buying anything — what a waste.
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