shú zuì

Traditional: 贖罪

赎罪 (shú zuì) is a Chinese word meaning “to atone for one's crime; to buy freedom from punishment; redemption”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 赎罪

赎shú · to redeem罪zuì · guilt

Related words

犯罪to commit a crime罪guilt罪variant of 罪[zui4], crime罪犯criminal罪名charge; accusation无罪innocent罪行crime罪恶crime认罪to admit guilt; to plead guilty定罪to convict (sb of a crime)谋杀罪murder赎to redeem

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