为非作歹

為非作歹

wéifēi-zuòdǎi

idiom #33,203

Meanings

1 to do evil; to commit crimes and wrongdoing
2 to run amok as a wrongdoer

Characters

to commit; to do

Examples

HSK 6

他仗着有钱有势，经常为非作歹。

Tā zhàng zhe yǒuqián yǒu shì, jīngcháng wéifēi-zuòdǎi.

Relying on his wealth and power, he often commits all manner of wrongdoing.

HSK 7-9

警方严厉打击在社区里为非作歹的不法分子。

Jǐngfāng yánlì dǎjī zài shèqū lǐ wéifēi-zuòdǎi de bùfǎ fènzǐ.

Police are cracking down hard on wrongdoers causing trouble in the community.

Tips

history

From the Yuan-dynasty zaju 《柳毅传书》 by Shang Zhongxian: 我且拿起来，只一口将他吞于腹中，看道可还有本事为非作歹 - 'I'll pick him up and swallow him whole, and see if he can still make mischief.'

Stroke Order

为 wéi

非 fēi

作 zuò

歹 dǎi