赎罪 (贖罪)
shú zuì
Pinyin

Definition

赎罪 (贖罪)
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shú zuì
  1. to atone for one's crime
  2. to buy freedom from punishment
  3. redemption
  4. atonement

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shòu zuì
  1. 1 to endure
  2. 2 to suffer
  3. 3 hardships
  4. 4 torments
  5. 5 a hard time
  6. 6 a nuisance
dé zuì
  1. 1 to commit an offense
  2. 2 to violate the law
  3. 3 excuse me! (formal)
  4. 4 see also: 得罪 dé zui
fàn zuì
  1. 1 to commit a crime
  2. 2 crime
  3. 3 offense
zuì
  1. 1 guilt
  2. 2 crime
  3. 3 fault
  4. 4 blame
  5. 5 sin
zuì è
  1. 1 crime
  2. 2 evil
  3. 3 sin

Idioms (12)

千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
  1. 1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
  1. 1 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
  2. 2 fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
  1. 1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
  2. 2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)