Hanzi

犯

to violate/to offend/to assault/criminal/crime/to make a mistake/recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

fàn

Bopomofo

ㄈㄢˋ

Jyutping

faan6

Example sentences

犯 fàn
他犯了一個嚴重的錯誤。
他犯了一个严重的错误。

He made a serious mistake.

意識 / 意识 yìshí
他意識到自己犯了一個嚴重的錯誤。
他意识到自己犯了一个严重的错误。

He realized he had made a serious mistake.

犯罪 fànzuì
警方正在調查犯罪現場。
警方正在调查犯罪现场。

The police are investigating the crime scene.

動機 / 动机 dòngjī
警察正在調查他的犯罪動機。
警察正在调查他的犯罪动机。

The police are investigating his motive for the crime.

侵犯 qīnfàn
我們不應該侵犯別人的隱私。
我们不应该侵犯别人的隐私。

We should not infringe on other people's privacy.

冒犯 màofàn
如果我有冒犯之處，請原諒。
如果我有冒犯之处，请原谅。

If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me.

有意 yǒuyì
他並非有意要冒犯你，請不要介意。
他并非有意要冒犯你，请不要介意。

He did not mean to offend you, please don't mind.

嫌犯 xiánfàn
警方已經逮捕了那名嫌犯。
警方已经逮捕了那名嫌犯。

The police have already arrested that suspect.

特徵 / 特征 tèzhēng
那名嫌犯的外貌特徵非常明顯。
那名嫌犯的外貌特征非常明显。

The suspect's physical characteristics are very obvious.

犯人 fànrén
犯人被關在牢房裡。
犯人被关在牢房里。

The prisoner is locked in a cell.

Example Vocabulary

犯

fan4

to commit (a crime or mistake); to violate; to offend

犯罪

fan4'zui4

crime; to commit a crime

侵犯

qin1'fan4

to infringe; to violate; to encroach on

冒犯

mao4'fan4

to offend; to affront; to violate

嫌犯

xian2'fan4

suspect

殺人犯

sha1'ren2'fan4

犯人

fan4'ren2

criminal; prisoner; culprit

主犯

zhu3'fan4

井水不犯河水

jing3'shui3'bu4'fan4'he2'shui3

人犯

ren2'fan4

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