奸淫 (jiānyín): to rape

Meanings

1 to rape
2 to commit illicit sex
3 to seduce sexually

Characters

奸

Examples

侵略军在城里奸淫掳掠。

Qīnlüè jūn zài chéng lǐ jiānyín lǔlüè.

The invading troops raped and pillaged in the city.

他因奸淫罪被判入狱。

Tā yīn jiānyín zuì bèi pàn rùyù.

He was sentenced to prison for rape.

Tips

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Formal/legal and historical register. In modern news 奸淫 is most often seen in the fixed compound 奸淫掳掠 (jiānyín lǔlüè, 'rape and plunder') describing wartime atrocities. For everyday legal contexts the more common term is 强奸 qiángjiān.