不法分子 (bù fǎ fèn zǐ) — lawless person; criminal element; offender
Definition
Refers to people who break the law, typically used in formal/official contexts (news, government announcements) rather than everyday speech.
noun
lawless personcriminal elementoffender
Examples
- 不法分子。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ zhè xiē bù fǎ fèn zǐ.The police are pursuing these lawless elements.
- 不法分子。Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī bù fǎ fèn zǐ de wéi fǎ xíng wéi.The government cracks down hard on the illegal acts of lawless elements.
- ,不法分子。Shè huì zhì xù xū yào dà jiā gòng tóng wéi hù, jué bù róng rěn bù fǎ fèn zǐ.Social order needs everyone's joint maintenance; lawless elements will never be tolerated.
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