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匪

fěi
noun #9,256

Meanings

  1. 1 bandit
  2. 2 robber
  3. 3 gangster

Examples

那一带曾经土匪横行。
Nà yīdài céngjīng tǔfěi héngxíng.
That area was once overrun with bandits.
警察终于抓住了那伙匪徒。
Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhuāzhù le nà huǒ fěitú.
The police finally caught that gang of robbers.

Tips

usage
匪 rarely appears alone — it's usually in compounds: 土匪 (tǔfěi, bandit), 匪徒 (fěitú, gangster), 劫匪 (jiéfěi, armed robber), 绑匪 (bǎngfěi, kidnapper).
history
During the Chinese Civil War, the Nationalists and Communists each called the other 匪 — the Nationalists said 共匪 (Communist bandits) and the Communists said 蒋匪 (Chiang's bandits).

Stroke Order

匪 fěi