奸淫

姦淫
jiānyín
verb #36,897 vulgar

Meanings

  1. 1 to rape
  2. 2 to commit illicit sex
  3. 3 to seduce sexually

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qīnlüè jūn zài chénglǐ jiānyín lǔlüè.
The invading troops raped and pillaged in the city.
HSK 7-9
Tā yīn jiānyín zuì bèi pàn rùyù.
He was sentenced to prison for rape.

Tips

register
Formal/legal and historical register. In modern news 奸淫 is most often seen in the fixed compound 奸淫掳掠 ('rape and plunder') describing wartime atrocities. For everyday legal contexts the more common term is 强奸.

Stroke Order

奸 jiān
淫 yín