犯罪嫌疑人

fànzuì xiányírén

noun

Measure Word

一名犯罪嫌疑人 míng

Meanings

1 criminal suspect
2 suspect (in a criminal investigation)

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方已将两名犯罪嫌疑人抓获。

Jǐngfāng yǐ jiāng liǎng míng fànzuì xiányírén zhuāhuò.

Police have apprehended two criminal suspects.

HSK 7-9

犯罪嫌疑人对犯罪事实供认不讳。

Fànzuì xiányírén duì fànzuì shìshí gòngrèn búhuì.

The suspect has openly confessed to the criminal facts.

Tips

usage

Standard formal legal term for someone not yet charged; after indictment they become 被告人 (defendant). News wire houses prefer 犯罪嫌疑人 over the shorter 嫌疑人 for official police statements.

Stroke Order

犯 fàn

罪 zuì

嫌 xián

疑 yí

人 rén