犯罪分子 (fànzuì fènzǐ): criminal

Measure Word

一个犯罪分子 gè

Meanings

1 criminal
2 offender
3 criminal element

Characters

犯

fàn

to violate / to commit (a crime)

Examples

HSK 6

警察抓获了多名犯罪分子。

Jǐngchá zhuāhuò le duō míng fànzuì fènzǐ.

The police arrested several criminals.

HSK 6

打击犯罪分子是维护社会安全的重要手段。

Dǎjī fànzuì fènzǐ shì wéihù shèhuì ānquán de zhòngyào shǒuduàn.

Cracking down on criminals is an important means of maintaining public safety.

HSK 7-9

这名犯罪分子已被判处十年有期徒刑。

Zhè míng fànzuì fènzǐ yǐ bèi pànchǔ shí nián yǒuqī-túxíng.

This criminal has been sentenced to ten years in prison.

Tips

usage

犯罪分子 is a formal/official term used in legal and political contexts. In everyday speech 罪犯 is more common and concise.

Stroke Order

犯 fàn

罪 zuì

分 fēn

子 zǐ

Related Words

犯罪 fànzuì HSK 6 #895

to commit a crime / crime; criminal offense

罪犯 zuìfàn HSK 7-9 #1,800

criminal / offender / convict

分子 fēnzǐ #1,647

molecule / element (of a group) / member

犯 fàn HSK 6 #752

to violate; to commit (a crime or mistake) / criminal; offender / to have an attack of (illness)

嫌疑犯 xiányífàn #3,089

suspect (criminal) / suspected offender

嫌犯 xiánfàn #2,464

suspect (in a criminal case) / suspected criminal

犯人 fànrén #2,343

prisoner / convict / criminal

成分 chéngfèn HSK 6 #5,246

ingredient; component; element / composition; makeup

罪行 zuìxíng #3,584

crime / criminal act / offense

疑犯 yífàn #3,158

suspect / suspected criminal