zuì

variant of 罪[zui4], crime

net (罒) + wrong (非) = crime

罒 is a net spread to catch wrongdoers; 非 means wrong or contrary to what is right. Together they evoke being caught in a net for doing wrong.

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他犯了,被警察带走了。

tā fàn le zuì, bèi jǐng chá dài zǒu le。

He committed a crime and was taken away by the police.

法官说这个很严重,不能轻易放人。

fǎ guān shuō zhè ge zuì hěn yán zhòng, bù néng qīng yì fàng rén。

The judge said this crime is very serious and the person cannot be released easily.

Words with 罪

过失致死罪

guò shī zhì sǐ zuì

(law) negligent homicide

遭罪

zāo zuì

to endure hardship

重婚罪

chóng hūn zuì

bigamy

重罪

zhòng zuì

serious crime

开罪

kāi zuì

to offend sb

开脱罪责

kāi tuō zuì zé

to absolve sb from guilt

间谍罪

jiàn dié zuì

crime of spying

除罪

chú zuì

to pardon

除罪化

chú zuì huà

to decriminalize

陪罪

péi zuì

to apologize

阴谋颠覆政府罪

yīn móu diān fù zhèng fǔ zuì

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

顶罪

dǐng zuì

to take the blame for sb else

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