替罪羊 meaning in English
scapegoat
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Meaning of 替罪羊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tìzuìyáng
- scapegoat
替罪羊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
替罪羊就是他。
He's the scapegoat.
Stroke order for each character
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替 tì · to substitute for · 12 strokes
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罪 zuì · guilt · 13 strokes
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羊 yáng · sheep · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 替罪羊.
| 代替 | dàitì | to replace; to take the place of |
| 替代 | tìdài | to substitute for; to replace |
| 犯罪 | fànzuì | to commit a crime; crime; offense |
| 罪恶 | zuì'è | crime; evil |
| 罪犯 | zuìfàn | criminal |
| 得罪 | dézuì | to commit an offense; to violate the law |
| 接替 | jiētì | to replace; to take over (a position or post) |
| 替身 | tìshēn | stand-in; substitute; (cinema) body double; stunt double |
| 替换 | tìhuàn | to exchange; to replace; to substitute for; to switch |
| 罪魁祸首 | zuìkuí-huòshǒu | (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster |
| 交替 | jiāotì | to replace; alternately; in turn |
| 亡羊补牢 | wángyáng-bǔláo | lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly |
Questions about 替罪羊
What does 替罪羊 mean?
替罪羊 (tìzuìyáng) means "scapegoat".
How do you write 替罪羊?
替罪羊 is made of 3 characters: 替 (12 strokes), 罪 (13 strokes), 羊 (6 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.