Definition & Meaning

1.be a scapegoat; bear the blame for somebody else; act as a fall guy; receive punishment for others

2.be punished for a crime; expiate one's crime; atone for a crime

Word usage

Words with ding zui

dǐng zuì

顶 罪

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1
v.be a scapegoat; bear the blame for somebody else; act as a fall guy; receive punishment for others
- dǐng zuì zhě
  顶罪者
  whipping boy
- nǐ bù yīng gāi wèi yī xiē bù hǎo de jié guǒ dǐng zuì
  你不应该为一些不好的结果顶罪。
  You don 't deserve to be made the scapegoat for a couple of bad results.
- wǒ bù dǎ suàn tì nǐ dǐng zuì
  我不打算替你顶罪。
  I 'm not going to take the rap for you.
2
v.be punished for a crime; expiate one's crime; atone for a crime
- fá bù dǐng zuì
  罚不顶罪。
  The punishment falls short of the crime.
- nǐ shì bù shì yòng qián mǎi tōng tā bāng nǐ dǐng zuì
  你是不是用钱买通她帮你顶罪？
  Just pay her to confess to something that you already did.

Word usage

Separable word
"顶" and "罪" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他之前替朋友顶过罪。
  He's been a scapegoat of his friend.
- 我想帮他顶一次罪。
  I want to bear the blame for him this time.
- 他用罚款顶了罪。
  He has taken the punishments by a fine.

Chinese words with pinyin ding zui

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