非法

fēifǎ

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,351

Meanings

非法停车会被罚款。

Fēifǎ tíngchē huì bèi fákuǎn.

Illegal parking will result in a fine.

警方打击了非法交易。

Jǐngfāng dǎjī le fēifǎ jiāoyì.

The police cracked down on illegal transactions.

memory

非 (not) + 法 (law) = not lawful = illegal. The opposite is 合法 (hé + fǎ = conforming to law = legal).

非 fēi

法 fǎ