触犯

觸犯

chùfàn

verb HSK 7-9 #9,446

Meanings

1 to violate
2 to offend
3 to transgress

Characters

to touch; to come into contact with

to violate; to commit (a crime)

Examples

他触犯了法律，必须接受惩罚。

Tā chùfàn le fǎlǜ, bìxū jiēshòu chéngfá.

He violated the law and must accept punishment.

你这样做会触犯众怒的。

Nǐ zhèyàng zuò huì chùfàn zhòng nù de.

Doing this will provoke public anger.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 触犯 with 侵犯. 触犯 means to break/violate (rules, laws), while 侵犯 means to infringe upon (rights, territory).

Stroke Order

触 chù

犯 fàn