Definition
负罪 is a formal verb-object phrase meaning 'to bear guilt' or 'to be culpable'. It is often used in legal or moral contexts. As a verb-object structure, it can occasionally be separated (e.g., 负了罪 'bore the guilt'), but in modern Chinese it is more commonly found as a set compound in fixed expressions like 负罪感 ('guilt/feeling of guilt') and 负罪潜逃 ('abscond with guilt'). You should not use it with a direct object after it; instead, say 对某事负罪('feel guilty about something') — though that construction is rare and bookish.
v.o.
to be guiltyto bear the blameto be culpable
Examples
- ，。Tā yīnwèi fànxià de cuòwù, yìzhí mǎnhuái fù zuì gǎn.He has been filled with a sense of guilt because of the mistake he made.
- 负罪，。Fànrén fù zuì qiántáo, jǐngfāng zhèngzài quánlì zhuībǔ.The criminal absconded with a guilty conscience, and the police are pursuing him with full effort.
- ，负罪。Zài zhège ànjiàn zhōng, tā xiǎnrán yīnggāi fù zuì.In this case, he should obviously bear the blame.
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