女犯

nǚfàn

noun #31,018

Measure Word

一名女犯 míng

Meanings

1 female prisoner
2 female convict
3 female offender

Characters

offender; to commit (a crime)

Examples

HSK 6

这部电影讲述了一个女犯越狱的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎngshù le yī gè nǚfàn yuèyù de gùshi.

The film tells the story of a female convict's prison escape.

HSK 7-9

监狱里关着几十名女犯。

Jiānyù lǐ guān zhe jǐshí míng nǚfàn.

The prison holds several dozen female convicts.

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

女 nǚ

犯 fàn