冤枉
Old HSK 6
冤枉 (yuānwang) · to wrong
冤枉 (yuānwang) means “to wrong; to treat unjustly; not worth it”. It is written with 2 characters: 冤 (grievance) + 枉 (useless). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冤枉 is built
The characters
冤 yuān · grievance
What 冤 is made of
- 冖mì — cover
- 兔tù — rabbit
- 免miǎn — to spare
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 儿ér — child
- 丶 — dot
- 免miǎn — to spare
枉 wǎng · useless
What 枉 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
你冤枉他了，他没拿你的书。Nǐ yuānwang tā le, tā méi ná nǐ de shū.You've wronged him; he didn't take your book.
花那么多钱买这个，真冤枉。Huā nàme duō qián mǎi zhège, zhēn yuānwang.Spending so much on this was a waste.
Questions about 冤枉
What does 冤枉 mean?
冤枉 (yuānwang) means “to wrong; to treat unjustly; not worth it”.
How do you pronounce 冤枉?
冤枉 is pronounced yuānwang.
Which HSK level is 冤枉?
冤枉 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 冤枉 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 222: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.