女犯

nǚfàn
noun #31,018

Measure Word

女犯 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 female prisoner
  2. 2 female convict
  3. 3 female offender

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jiānyù lǐ guān zhe jǐshí míng nǚfàn.
The prison holds several dozen female convicts.
HSK 7-9
Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎngshù le yī gè nǚfàn yuèyù de gùshi.
The film tells the story of a female convict's prison escape.

Tips

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女犯 is a formal/legal term (parallel to 男犯, male convict) used in courts, prison records, and news reports. In casual speech you'd say 女囚犯 or 女罪犯. Originally an imperial-era term, it remains in modern legal usage.

Stroke Order

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