- 失窃shī qièto be stolen, to suffer theftHSK 7-9
- 刑期xíng qīprison term, sentence (duration of imprisonment)HSK 7-9
- 巡逻队xún luó duìpatrol; patrol team (military, police, or community security)HSK 7-9
- 破门而入pò mén ér rùto force one's way into a house or building by breaking the doorHSK 7-9
- 黑手hēi shǒuevil backstage manipulator; hidden instigator of malicious schemesHSK 7-9
- 残杀cán shāto murder (cruelly); to massacre, to slaughterHSK 7-9
- 地牢dì láodungeonHSK 7-9
- 帮凶bāng xiōngaccomplice, accessory to a crimeHSK 7-9
- 拷kǎobound form meaning 'torture, interrogate' (in 拷打, 拷问); bound form meaning 'copy' (in 拷贝)HSK 7-9
- 讯问xùn wènto interrogate (in a legal or official context); to question or inquire about (formally)HSK 7-9
- 内奸nèi jiānhidden traitor; mole; spy within one's own ranksHSK 7-9
- 洗钱xǐ qiánto launder moneyHSK 7-9
- 牢狱láo yùprison; jailHSK 7-9
- 侦zhēnto investigate; to detect (used as a bound form in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 在逃zài táoto be at large, to be on the run (of a criminal)HSK 7-9
- 扣留kòu liúto detain; to hold (a person); to confiscate; to impound (goods, documents)HSK 7-9
- 盗贼dào zéirobbers; banditsHSK 7-9
- 杀人案shā rén ànmurder caseHSK 7-9
- 骚乱sāo luànto create a disturbance; to riotHSK 7-9
- 搜捕sōu bǔto search for and arrest (suspects); to raid (a place)HSK 7-9
- 监jiān(bound form) to supervise; to oversee; (bound form) prison; jail (in 监牢)HSK 7-9
- 大牢dàprison, jailHSK 7-9
- 灭口miè kǒuto silence (a witness or accomplice) by killing themHSK 7-9
- 疑点yí diǎndoubtful point; point of suspicionHSK 7-9
- 行凶xíng xiōngto commit a violent assault (often with a weapon); to commit murderHSK 7-9
- 主使zhǔ shǐto instigate; to mastermind (a crime, scheme, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 绞死jiǎo sǐto execute by hanging (capital punishment)HSK 7-9
- 搜查证sōu chásearch warrantHSK 7-9
- 行贿xíng huìto bribeHSK 7-9
- 帮会bāng huìsecret society (historical, often with initiation rites); underworld gang; organized crime syndicateHSK 7-9
- 窃取qiè qǔto steal (usu. information, secrets, intellectual property)HSK 7-9
- 斗殴dòu ōuto brawl; to engage in a physical fight (formal/literary)HSK 7-9
- 奸jiānillicit sexual relations, including adultery and rape (used in compounds); evil, treacherous, or unscrupulous (used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 恐怖主义kǒng bù zhǔ yìterrorismHSK 7-9
- 拷打kǎo dǎto flog, beat, or torture (especially a prisoner)HSK 7-9
- 纵火犯zòng huǒ fànarsonistHSK 7-9
- 栽赃zāi zāngto frame (someone by planting evidence)HSK 7-9
- 毒害dú hàito poison (someone) (literal); to poison (someone's mind), to corrupt (figurative)HSK 7-9
- 密谋mì móuto conspire; to plot (secretly)HSK 7-9
- 警力jǐng lìpolice force, police manpower (the number or capacity of police officers)HSK 7-9
- 逼供bī gòngto extort a confessionHSK 7-9
- 击毙jī bìto shoot dead (formal, used in law enforcement, military, or news reports)HSK 7-9
- 悬赏xuán shǎngto offer a reward (for information, help, or a lost item)HSK 7-9
- 枪毙qiāng bìto execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; (figurative) to discard; to get rid of; to reject (a plan, proposal, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 潜逃qián táoto abscond, to flee secretly (especially to avoid arrest or punishment)HSK 7-9
- 受害shòu hàito be harmed, to be victimized; to suffer damage or injuryHSK 7-9
- 泄密xiè mìto leak secretsHSK 7-9
- 活口huó kǒuliving witness or survivor of an incident, especially one who can provide information; (colloquial) loophole or way out; leeway in wording that allows for flexibilityHSK 7-9
- 潜伏qián fúto lurk, to be in hiding (for people, animals); to be latent, to be dormant (for diseases, dangers)HSK 7-9
- 暴乱bào luànriot; rebellion; revolt (violent uprising against authority)HSK 7-9
- 偷盗tōu dàoto steal (formal/literary)HSK 7-9
- 挟持xié chíto take (a person) hostage; to kidnap; to hijack (a vehicle with people)HSK 7-9
- 诱拐yòu guǎiabduct, kidnapHSK 7-9
- 害人hài rénto harm others; to cause trouble for othersHSK 7-9
- 持械chí xièto be armed (with a weapon, especially when committing a crime)HSK 7-9
- 猥亵wěi xièobscene; lewdHSK 7-9
- 叛国罪pàn guó zuìtreasonHSK 7-9
- 剽窃piāo qièto plagiarize; to steal (someone else's work or ideas)HSK 7-9
- 斩zhǎnto behead (as capital punishment); to chop (off)HSK 7-9
- 查案cháto investigate a caseHSK 7-9