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Meaning of 罪

Pinyin zuì

Radical

罒

Strokes

Definition

guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin

Usage

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罪 zuì 【Noun】 1. 犯法的行为：犯罪；罪人；认罪；有罪；罪恶；罪名；罪魁；罪行；罪证；罪责；罪孽（迷信的人认为应受到报应的罪恶）；罪不容诛。 (Criminal behavior: commit a crime; offender; admit guilt; guilty; evil; charge; criminal mastermind; crime; evidence of crime; responsibility for crime; sinful deeds (believed by superstitious people to warrant retribution); cannot be forgiven for crimes.) 2. 过失，把过失归到某人身上：功过；罪愆；罪尤（“尤”，过失，罪过）；归罪于人。 (Mistake; attributing a fault to someone: merit and fault; blame; guilt; lay blame on someone.) 3. 刑罚：判罪；畏罪；待罪；请罪。 (Punishment: verdict; fear of punishment; awaiting trial; plea for mercy.) 4. 苦难，痛苦：受罪。 (Suffering; pain: endure hardship.) 【Examples】又如: 罪首(罪魁祸首); 罪失(罪愆和过失); 罪眚(罪愆，罪过); 罪瑕(罪愆); 罪祸(罪愆); 罪累(罪过); 罪悔(罪过); 罪殃(罪过); 罪辜(罪咎); 罪衅(罪行; 过恶); 罪例(犯罪的案例) (For example: criminal mastermind; misdeeds; guilt and faults; sin; evils; blames; regrets; suffering from sins; crimes; examples of offenses.) 罪人 (Offender; sinner) 引: - 《书·牧誓》：乃惟四方之多罪，逋逃是崇是长。 (Book of Documents: All around are many offenders, and those who escape punishment are honored and esteemed.) - 北齐·颜之推《颜氏家训》：吾见强弩长戟，诛罪安民，以取公侯者有矣。 (In the Northern Qi, Yan Zhitui's Family Instructions: I have seen those who ambush and prepare to bring criminals to justice and stabilize the people to gain nobility.) 过失; 错误 (Fault; blame) 引: - 《孟子·公孙丑下》：王曰：此则寡人之罪也。 (Mencius: The king said: This is indeed my fault.) - 《史记》：此天之亡我，非战之罪也。 (Records of the Grand Historian: This is Heaven's abandoning of me, which is not a fault of war.) 苦难; 祸殃 (Hardship; pain; misfortune; sin; disaster) 引: - 如: 受罪; 罪殃(祸殃); 罪逆(罪孽); 罪疾(灾祸); 罪恼(罪孽烦恼); 罪障(佛教罪孽能障碍诸善，故称“罪障”); 罪苦(佛教语。苦难。因为罪孽而蒙受苦难) (For example: endure hardship; calamity; sins; disasters; torment; obstacles in Buddhism due to sins obstructing virtue; suffering arising from guilt in Buddhism.) 刑罚 (Penalty; punishment) 引: - 《汉书·刑法志》：墨罪五百，劓罪五百…杀罪五百。 (Book of Han: Five hundred penalties for tattooing, five hundred for amputation... five hundred for murder.) 捕鱼竹网 (Bamboo fishnet) 引: - 《字汇补》：罪，捕鱼器 (Supplement to the Character Compendium: "罪" refers to a fishing device.) 【Verb】 1. 归罪于： (Lay the blame on) 引: - 《左传·庄公十一年》：禹、汤罪己，其兴也悖焉。 (Zuo Tradition: Yu and Tang blamed themselves; such actions are contrary to their essence.) 【Examples】又如: 不罪(不怪罪; 不归罪于); 罪己(把罪咎归于自己); 罪谴(罪责); 罪坐(归罪; 连坐) (For example: do not blame; attribute guilt to oneself; blame; shared liability.) 2. 惩罚; 治罪 (Punish; declare guilty) 引: - 《韩非子·五蠹》：有过不罪，无功受赏，虽亡不变亦可乎? (Han Feizi: Is it acceptable if there are no punishments for offenses, but rewards for merit even if one perishes?) 【Examples】又如: 罪人不孥(治罪止于本人，不累及妻和子女); 罪法(罪罚); 罪辱(处罚折辱); 罪律(治罪的律条) (For example: penalties apply only to the individual, not extending to the family; laws on punishment; disgrace of punishment; regulations on punishment.)

叛国罪 pàn guó zuì

the crime of treason

罪孽 zuì niè

sin / crime / wrongdoing

罪孽深重 zuì niè shēn zhòng

sinful / The sin is great. / be steeped in crime

罪愆 zuì qiān

sin / offense

得罪 dé zuì

to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5]

怪罪 guài zuì

to blame

恕罪 shù zuì

please forgive me

罪恶 zuì è

crime / evil / sin

悔罪 huǐ zuì

conviction

替罪羊 tì zuì yáng

scapegoat

渎职罪 dú zhí zuì

crime of misconduct in office / legal malpractice / crime of dereliction of duty

罪恶滔天 zuì è tāo tiān

evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)

滔天罪行 tāo tiān zuì xíng

a great sin / flagrant crime / monstrous crimes

滔天大罪 tāo tiān dà zuì

heinous crime

犯罪 fàn zuì

to commit a crime / crime / offense

罪犯 zuì fàn

criminal

犯罪分子 fàn zuì fèn zǐ

criminal offender

罪状 zuì zhuàng

charges or facts about a crime / the nature of the offense

畏罪 wèi zuì

to dread punishment / afraid of being arrested for a crime

罪魁祸首 zuì kuí huò shǒu

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster

盗窃罪 dào qiè zuì

larceny

罪名 zuì míng

criminal charge / accusation

有罪 yǒu zuì

guilty

罪行 zuì xíng

crime / offense

罪过 zuì guo

sin / offense

无罪 wú zuì

innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime)

罪人 zuì rén

sinner

死罪 sǐ zuì

mortal crime / capital offense

受罪 shòu zuì

to endure / to suffer / hardships / torments / a hard time / a nuisance

谢罪 xiè zuì

to apologize for an offense / to offer one's apology for a fault

赎罪 shú zuì

to atone for one's crime / to buy freedom from punishment / redemption / atonement

负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì

lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom) / fig. to offer sb a humble apology

罪不容诛 zuì bù róng zhū

even death cannot atone for the offence

请罪 qǐng zuì

to apologize humbly / to beg forgiveness

诽谤罪 fěi bàng zuì

libel / crime of defamation

受贿罪 shòu huì zuì

crime of acceptance of bribes / bribery crime

贿赂罪 huì lù zuì

bribery crime / crime of bribery

行贿罪 xíng huì zuì

crime of offering bribes

立功赎罪 lì gōng shú zuì

perform a meritorious service to atone for one's crimes / atone for one's crimes by a good deed / perform merits to atone for one's misdeeds / repent one's evil ways and prove it by one's deeds

将功赎罪 jiāng gōng shú zuì

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

赔罪 péi zuì

to apologize

赦罪 shè zuì

to forgive (an offender)

遭罪 zāo zuì

to endure / to suffer hardships / hard time / nuisance

罪魁 zuì kuí

criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem