不法

bùfǎ

adjective #27,275

Meanings

1 unlawful
2 illegal
3 lawless

Characters

law; method; way

Examples

警方严厉打击各类不法行为。

Jǐngfāng yánlì dǎjī gè lèi bùfǎ xíngwéi.

The police cracked down hard on all kinds of illegal behavior.

不法分子被当场抓获。

Bùfǎ fènzǐ bèi dāngchǎng zhuāhuò.

The lawbreakers were caught on the spot.

Tips

usage

不法 is typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun, as in 不法行为 (illegal behavior) or 不法分子 (lawbreaker). It is more formal than the everyday 违法 (violating the law).

Stroke Order

不 bù

法 fǎ