犯法

fànfǎ

verb #6,195

Meanings

1 to break the law
2 to commit a crime

Characters

to commit; to violate

Examples

HSK 5

偷东西是犯法的。

Tōu dōngxi shì fànfǎ de.

Stealing is against the law.

HSK 6

他不知道自己犯了法。

Tā bù zhīdào 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