窜犯

竄犯
cuànfàn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a raid
  2. 2 to launch an incursion (of bandits or small enemy forces)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Jǐ gǔ tǔfěi cuànfàn biānjìng cūnzhuāng.
Several bands of bandits raided the border villages.
HSK 7-9
Díjūn qǐtú cuànfàn wǒ hòufāng zhèndì.
The enemy attempted to raid our rear positions.

Tips

register
Strongly pejorative - official military and police language for an incursion treated as illegitimate (bandits, separatists, smugglers). For a regular military invasion, 入侵 is the neutral term.
memory
'flee/sneak about' + 'transgress' - sneaking-and-trespassing, the framing always portrays the intruders as cornered and lawless.

Stroke Order

cuàn
fàn