伸冤
shēn yuān
Pinyin

Definition

伸冤
 - 
shēn yuān
  1. to right wrongs
  2. to redress an injustice

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伸出
shēn chū
  1. 1 to extend
伸
shēn
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸冤
shēn yuān
  1. 1 to right wrongs
  2. 2 to redress an injustice
伸展
shēn zhǎn
  1. 1 stretching
  2. 2 extension
伸手
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
伸直
shēn zhí
  1. 1 to straighten
  2. 2 to stretch out
冤
yuān
  1. 1 injustice
  2. 2 grievance
  3. 3 wrong
冤家
yuān jia
  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 foe
  3. 3 (in opera) sweetheart or destined love
冤枉
yuān wang
  1. 1 to accuse wrongly
  2. 2 to treat unjustly
  3. 3 injustice
  4. 4 wronged
  5. 5 not worthwhile
延伸
yán shēn
  1. 1 to extend
  2. 2 to spread
拉伸
lā shēn
  1. 1 to draw
  2. 2 to stretch
洗冤
xǐ yuān
  1. 1 lit. to wash out a grievance
  2. 2 fig. to right a wrong
  3. 3 to redress an injustice
伸延
shēn yán
  1. 1 see 延伸[yán shēn]
伸张
shēn zhāng
  1. 1 to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue)
  2. 2 to promote
伸懒腰
shēn lǎn yāo
  1. 1 to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)
伸缩
shēn suō
  1. 1 to lengthen and shorten
  2. 2 flexible
  3. 3 adjustable
  4. 4 retractable
  5. 5 extensible
  6. 6 telescoping (collapsible)
伸缩性
shēn suō xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
伸长
shēn cháng
  1. 1 to stretch
  2. 2 to extend
伸开
shēn kāi
  1. 1 to stretch out
冤仇
yuān chóu
  1. 1 rancor
  2. 2 enmity
  3. 3 hatred resulting from grievances

Idioms (8)

不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
冤家对头
yuān jiā duì tóu
  1. 1 enemy (idiom); opponent
  2. 2 arch-enemy
冤家路窄
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
  1. 1 lit. enemies on a narrow road (idiom); fig. an inevitable clash between opposing factions
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
有仇不报非君子，有冤不伸枉为人
yǒu chóu bù bào fēi jūn zǐ , yǒu yuān bù shēn wǎng wéi rén
  1. 1 one who doesn't avenge an injustice is not a gentleman, one who doesn't redress a wrong is not a man (idiom)
能伸能屈
néng shēn néng qū
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible
能屈能伸
néng qū néng shēn
  1. 1 can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
  2. 2 flexible

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