犯法

fànfǎ

verb #6,195

Meanings

1 to break the law
2 to commit a crime

Characters

to commit; to violate

Examples

偷东西是犯法的。

Tōu dōngxi shì fànfǎ de.

Stealing is against the law.

他不知道自己犯了法。

Tā bùzhī dào zìjǐ fàn le fǎ.

He didn't know he had broken the law.

Tips

grammar

犯法 can be split with 了: 犯了法. It functions as a verb-object compound (离合词).

Stroke Order

犯 fàn

法 fǎ