犯罪
fànzuìTraditional: 犯罪
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Translation
to commit a crime, crime
Word origin
A verb-object compound of 犯 (fàn, to violate, to offend) and 罪 (zuì, crime, guilt), together meaning to commit an offence. The character 罪 contains the net radical 罒 over 非 (wrong).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 犯 (fàn, to violate) + 罪 (zuì, crime)
Stroke order
犯
罪
Examples
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He was arrested for committing a crime.
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Crime must be punished.
率低。
The crime rate in this city is very low.
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He went down the path of crime.
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The police are cracking down on crime.
犯罪 (fàn zuì) means to commit a crime, or crime itself. It is used for breaking the law.
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