冤枉 (yuān wang) — (verb) to accuse wrongly, to treat unjustly; (adjective) wronged; (of an action, expenditure) not worthwhile; regrettable
Definition
冤枉 has two distinct senses: 'to wrong / accuse falsely' (verb), and 'a waste / not worthwhile' (adjective, like 划不来) about a pointless effort. The 'not worthwhile' sense is stronger than 可惜, which just says 'what a pity'.
verb
to accuse wronglyto treat unjustly
adjective
wronged(of an action, expenditure) not worthwhileregrettable
Examples
- 冤枉，。Nǐ yuān wang wǒ le, wǒ gēn běn méi shuō guò nà yàng de huà.You're wronging me — I never said anything like that.
- 冤枉，。Tā jué de zì jǐ bèi yuān wang le, yì zhí hěn wěi qu.She feels she has been wronged and has been very upset.
- ，，冤枉。Pái le liǎng gè xiǎo shí de duì, jié guǒ 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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