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Meaning of 枉

Pinyin wǎng

Radical

木

Strokes

Definition

in the wrong / in vain

Usage

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枉 [wǎng]
1. To bend or curve; to act in accordance with an improper or illegal manner. - Example: 枉道 (crooked path); 矫枉过正 (overcorrecting an error); 贪脏枉法 (lawfully corrupt). - To write oneself off while attempting to correct others (枉己正人).
2. Injustice or wrongful treatment. - Example: 枉死 (die unjustly); 冤枉 (wronged).
3. To yield or accommodate to others, with a sense of respect. - Example: 枉驾 (a. to refer to someone's visit; b. to invite someone to visit another).
4. Futile, empty, or in vain. - Example: 枉然 (in vain); 枉自 (futile by oneself); 枉费心机 (spending effort in vain). 枉 [wǎng]
形 | Part of Speech: Adjective
【本义】(Original meaning): To bend; not straight
【造字法】(Character formation): Phono-semantic compound consisting of the wood radical and the sound component 王.
1. Crooked ([En.] crooked).
2. Evil; wicked; vicious ([En.] evil; wicked; vicious).
3. Disordered ([En.] disordered). 枉 [wǎng]
动 | Part of Speech: Verb
1. To cause injustice ([En.] injustice).
2. To make a detour ([En.] make a detour).
3. To violate ([En.] violate).
4. To insult ([En.] insult).
5. Polite term for making the other party wronged ([En.] be wronged). 枉 [wǎng]
副 | Part of Speech: Adverb
1. Futile or in vain ([En.] futile; in vain).

徇私枉法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ

to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

冤枉钱 yuān wang qián

pointless expense / not worth the money spent

枉然 wǎng rán

in vain / to no avail

贪赃枉法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ

corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law

冤枉路 yuān wang lù

pointless trip / not worth the trip

枉费 wǎng fèi

to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain

矫枉过正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng

to overcorrect (idiom) / to overcompensate

枉死 wǎng sǐ

to die in tragic circumstances

枉法 wǎng fǎ

to circumvent the law

枉顾 wǎng gù

to neglect / to misuse / to mistreat / to abuse

枉费心机 wǎng fèi xīn jī

rack one's brains in vain / flog a dead horse / try in vain to

冤枉 yuān wang

to accuse wrongly / to treat unjustly / injustice / wronged / not worthwhile