赎罪 meaning in English

shúzuì

to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment

Traditional 贖罪25 strokes

Meaning of 赎罪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shúzuì
  1. to atone for one's crime
  2. to buy freedom from punishment
  3. redemption
  4. atonement

赎罪 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

纳nà命mìng来lái赎shú罪zuì。
Repay your sins with your life.

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赎 shú · to redeem · 12 strokes

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罪 zuì · guilt · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 赎罪.

犯罪fànzuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
罪恶zuì'ècrime; evil
罪犯zuìfàncriminal
得罪dézuìto commit an offense; to violate the law
罪魁祸首zuìkuí-huòshǒu(idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
有罪yǒuzuìguilty
罪行zuìxíngcrime; offense
罪名zuìmíngcharge; accusation; stigma; bad name; stained reputation
犯罪现场fànzuìxiànchǎngscene of the crime
认罪rènzuìto admit guilt; to plead guilty
无罪wúzuìinnocent; guileless
罪人zuìrénsinner

Questions about 赎罪

What does 赎罪 mean?

赎罪 (shúzuì) means "to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment".

How do you write 赎罪?

赎罪 is made of 2 characters: 赎 (12 strokes), 罪 (13 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.

How is 赎罪 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 赎罪 is written 贖罪.