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useless, in vain; bent, crooked

HSK 6 #2918

DEFINITIONS

枉 wǎng
  • to twist
  • crooked
  • unjust
  • in vain

STROKES

枉 stroke order diagram
枉 stroke order animation

WORDS

yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile
过正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
贪赃法 tān zāng wǎng fǎ corruption and abuse of the law (idiom); to take bribes and bend the law
然 wǎng rán in vain; to no avail
徇私法 xùn sī wǎng fǎ to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
bù wǎng not in vain
路 yuān wang lù pointless trip; not worth the trip
钱 yuān wang qián wasted money; pointless expense
錢 yuān wang qián wasted money; pointless expense
徇情法 xùn qíng wǎng fǎ see 徇私枉法[xun4 si1 wang3 fa3]
有仇不报非君子,有冤不伸为人 yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
有仇不報非君子,有冤不伸為人 yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
劳 wǎng láo to work in vain
勞 wǎng láo to work in vain
径 wǎng jìng winding lane
徑 wǎng jìng winding lane
攘 wǎng rǎng tumultuous; disorderly
死 wǎng sǐ to die in tragic circumstances
法 wǎng fǎ to circumvent the law
费 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain
費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain
顾 wǎng gù to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse
顧 wǎng gù to neglect; to misuse; to mistreat; to abuse
過正 jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
过直 jiǎo wǎng guò zhí see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]
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