株连 zhū lián

guilt by association; to involve others (in a crime)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 63826th word

Definitions

  1. 1. guilt by association
  2. 2. to involve others (in a crime)

Characters

Character Meaning
株 zhū HSK 6
a plant; stump (tree root); tree trunk
连 lián HSK 4
(used with 也yě, 都dōu etc) even; continuously