How to say “wronged” in Chinese

委屈
wěiqu

wronged, aggrieved; treat unfairly

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Feelings”

“Wronged” in Chinese is 委屈, wěi qu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

委屈 is read wěi qu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wěi — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
qu — neutral toneshort and unstressed

How to write it

委
wěi — entrust

On top, 禾 “grain”; below, 女 “woman”.

屈
qū — bend; grievance

On top, 尸; below, 出 chū hints at the reading. In 委屈 it takes the neutral tone: qu.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “委屈”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 委屈. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 明明不是他的错,却被批评了,他觉得很委屈。míngmíngbúshìtādecuò,quèbèipīpíngle,tājuédehěnwěiquIt clearly wasn't his fault, yet he got scolded — he feels badly wronged.
  • 她委屈得哭了tāwěiqudekūleShe felt so wronged she burst into tears.
  • 让你受委屈了ràngnǐshòuwěiquleSorry, you didn't deserve that.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “wronged” in Chinese?

“Wronged” in Chinese is 委屈, pinyin wěiqu.

What does 委屈 mean?

委屈 (wěiqu) means “wronged, aggrieved; treat unfairly”.

How do you write 委屈?

委屈 is 2 characters: 委 (wěi) — entrust; 屈 (qū) — bend; grievance. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 委屈?

委屈 is read wěiqu. Tones: wěi — third tone, qu — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“wronged” in the lesson “Hurt and anger”

This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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