Definition
栽赃 means 'to frame someone by planting evidence' — it emphasizes the act of planting false evidence to make someone look guilty. It is more specific than 陷害 (general false accusation) and 诬陷 (falsely accusing with fabricated evidence), which can involve lies or manipulation without physical evidence.
verb
to frame (someone by planting evidence)
Examples
- 栽赃，。Tā bèi rén zāi zāng le, dàn qíshí shì qīngbái de.He was framed by someone, but he is actually innocent.
- 栽赃。Jǐngchá fāxiàn yǒu rén gùyì zāi zāng.The police discovered that someone deliberately planted evidence.
- 栽赃。Nǐ zhèyàng zuò shì zài zāi zāng hǎorén.What you are doing is framing a good person.
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