Chinese word

无辜

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú gū

Meaning

  • adjectiveinnocent

Example

不要冤枉无辜的人。bú yào yuān wǎng wú gū de rén

Do not falsely accuse innocent people.

Illustration for 无辜 (innocent)

More examples

法院调查后发现他是无辜的。fǎ yuàn diào chá hòu fā xiàn tā shì wú gū de

After investigating, the court found that he was innocent.

Core concept

The absence of personal fault behind an accusation, punishment, or harmful result.

Common phrases

  • 无辜的人wú gū de rén

    an innocent person

  • 证明无辜zhèng míng wú gū

    prove innocence

  • 显得无辜xiǎn de wú gū

    appear innocent

Similar words

清白qīng bái: Free from dishonesty or suspicion and known to have a clean record.
无罪wú zuì: Recognized by a court or legal process as not guilty of a crime.

Definition in Chinese

没有罪责或过错的人或状态，不应受到指责或惩罚。méi yǒu zuì zé huò guò cuò de rén huò zhuàng tài bù yīng shòu dào zhǐ zé huò chéng fá

Word origin

无 (wú, "without") + 辜 (gū, "crime or fault") form 无辜 (wúgū, "innocent"), with the structure pointing to someone free from wrongdoing.

Usage tips

  • Its everyday range is wider than court talk, covering people unfairly blamed in family, school, or work problems.

Other meanings

  • not guiltyadjective
  • blamelessadjective

Opposites

  • 有罪yǒu zuìguiltyadjective

Related words

  • 无辜者wú gū zhěinnocent personnoun
  • 无辜地wú gū dìinnocentlyadverb

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