知法

zhīfǎ
verb #52,584

Meanings

  1. 1 to know the law
  2. 2 to understand the law

Examples

Tā zuòwéi lǜshī, jìngrán zhī fǎ fàn fǎ.
As a lawyer, he actually knew the law yet still broke it.
Pǔfǎ jiàoyù ràng qúnzhòng zuòdào zhī fǎ, shǒu fǎ.
Legal-awareness education helps the public both know the law and abide by it.

Tips

usage
Most often appears in the four-character phrase 知法犯法 (zhī fǎ fàn fǎ, 'knowing the law yet breaking it' — used pejoratively, especially of legal professionals or officials) and the contrast pair 知法守法 (zhī fǎ shǒu fǎ, knowing and abiding by law).

Stroke Order

zhī