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指控

zhǐ kòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

指控 (zhǐ kòng) means "accusation; a (criminal) charge; to accuse". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 指控 means

1. accusation
2. a (criminal) charge
3. to accuse

The characters in 指控

• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to
• 控kòngto control; to accuse; to charge

Example sentences

• 他指控了她。
  Tā zhǐkòng le tā.
  He laid a charge against her.
• 他被指控偷钱。
  He was accused of stealing money.
• 警方指控他谋杀。
  The police accused him of murder.
• 汤姆指控玛丽不诚实。
  Tom accused Mary of not being honest.
• 他指控我偷了他的手表。
  Tā zhǐkòng wǒ tōu le tā de shǒubiǎo.
  He accused me of having stolen his watch.
• 人们指控他叁与了这场阴谋。
  They accused him of being part of the plot.

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