逍遥法外

逍遙法外

xiāoyáo-fǎwài

idiom #5,506

Meanings

逍遥 (carefree) + 法外 (outside the law) = going unpunished

HSK 6

他不能让凶手逍遥法外。

Tā bùnéng ràng xiōngshǒu xiāoyáo-fǎwài.

He can't let the murderer go unpunished.

HSK 7-9

罪犯至今逍遥法外。

Zuìfàn zhìjīn xiāoyáo-fǎwài.

The criminal remains at large to this day.

memory

逍遥 means 'carefree/leisurely' and 法外 means 'outside the law' - picture a criminal strolling carefree outside the courthouse.

逍 xiāo

遥 yáo

法 fǎ

外 wài