犯

To violate in Chinese: 犯 (fàn)

fàn

to violate

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to violate
  2. 2to offend
  3. 3to assault
  4. 4criminal
  5. 5crime
  6. 6to make a mistake
  7. 7recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

Stroke order

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犯

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄢˋ

fàn

ㄈ/ fㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他因为犯了错误而向大家道歉。

    tā yīn wèi fàn le cuò wù ér xiàng dà jiā dào qiàn。

    He apologized to everyone for making a mistake.

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Related words

罪犯

zuì fàn

criminal

犯规

fàn guī

to break the rules

犯罪

fàn zuì

to commit a crime

侵犯

qīn fàn

to infringe on

触犯

chù fàn

to violate

犯愁

fàn chóu

to worry

冒犯

mào fàn

to offend

囚犯

qiú fàn

prisoner

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