女犯

nǚfàn

noun #31,018

Measure Word

一名女犯 míng

Meanings

1 female prisoner
2 female convict
3 female offender

Characters

offender; to commit (a crime)

Examples

监狱里关着几十名女犯。

Jiānyù lǐ guān zhe jǐshí míng nǚfàn.

The prison holds several dozen female convicts.

这部电影讲述了一个女犯越狱的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎngshù le yī gè nǚfàn yuèyù de gùshi.

The film tells the story of a female convict's prison escape.

Tips

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女犯 is a formal/legal term (parallel to 男犯, male convict) used in courts, prison records, and news reports. In casual speech you'd say 女囚犯 or 女罪犯. CC-CEDICT marks it specifically as the historical imperial-era term, but it remains in modern legal usage.

Stroke Order

女 nǚ

犯 fàn