涉嫌 (shèxián) — to be suspected of (a crime); to be implicated in

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涉嫌 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

涉嫌＝涉＋嫌

ㄕㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ · shèxián

verb — to be suspected of (a crime); to be implicated in

字源 FORM — what the parts do

涉to wade into; to be involved (涉及)shè氵water + 步 bù, feet crossing water

嫌suspicion (嫌疑)xián

涉嫌，涉及的涉，嫌疑的嫌。

兩隻腳踏進水（涉）裡——一腳踩進了嫌疑（嫌）。

Two feet wade into the water (涉) — a step straight into suspicion (嫌).

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