违
法

Illegal in Chinese: 违法 (wéi fǎ)

wéi fǎ

illegal

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 違法1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1illegal
  2. 2to break the law

Stroke order

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违
法

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄈㄚˇ

fǎ

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

违法

Simplified

違法

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 开车打电话是违法的。

    kāi chē dǎ diàn huà shì wéi fǎ de。

    Using a phone while driving is against the law.

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Related words

法

fǎ

law

办法

bàn fǎ

means

法律

fǎ lǜ

law

方法

fāng fǎ

method

看法

kàn fǎ

way of looking at a thing

语法

yǔ fǎ

grammar

法院

fǎ yuàn

court of law

合法

hé fǎ

lawful

违反

wéi fǎn

to violate (a law)

想法

xiǎng fǎ

way of thinking

做法

zuò fǎ

way of handling sth

法官

fǎ guān

judge (in court)

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