匪徒 (fěitú): gangster; bandit; thug

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一个匪徒 gè

一伙匪徒抢劫了银行。

Yī huǒ fěitú qiǎngjié le yínháng.

A gang of bandits robbed the bank.

警察包围了那些匪徒。

Jǐngchá bāowéi le nàxiē fěitú.

The police surrounded those thugs.

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匪徒 is relatively formal/literary. In everyday speech, 坏人 (huàirén) or 歹徒 (dǎitú) are more common. In news reports, 匪徒 is standard.

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