to twist / crooked / unjust / in vain
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to accuse wrongly / to treat unjustly / injustice / wronged / not worthwhile
to work in vain
winding lane
tumultuous / disorderly
to die in tragic circumstances
to circumvent the law
in vain / to no avail
to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc) / to try in vain
to neglect / to misuse / to mistreat / to abuse
not in vain
pointless trip / not worth the trip
wasted money / pointless expense
see 徇私枉法[]
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
to overcorrect (idiom) / to overcompensate
see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[]
corruption and abuse of the law (idiom) / to take bribes and bend the law
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27