犯

fàn · fan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bù)管(guǎn)我(wǒ)跟(gēn)她(tā)说(shuō)了(le)多(duō)少(shǎo)次(cì),她(tā)还(hái)是(shì)继(jì)续(xù)犯(fàn)同(tóng)样(yàng)的(de)错(cuò)误(wù)。

No matter how often I tell her, she keeps making the same mistake.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)犯(fàn)法(fǎ)被(bèi)判(pàn)了(le)三(sān)年(nián)刑(xíng)。

He was sentenced to three years for breaking the law.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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