惯犯 (guàn fàn) — habitual offender, hardened criminal

Definition

Examples

• 警方逮捕了一名惯犯。
  Jǐng fāng dài bǔ le yì míng guàn fàn.
  The police arrested a habitual offender.
• 这个惯犯已经第三次进入监狱了。
  Zhè ge guàn fàn yǐ jīng dì sān cì jìn rù jiān yù le.
  This hardened criminal has entered prison for the third time.
• 打击惯犯是维护社会安全的重要工作。
  Dǎ jī guàn fàn shì wéi hù shè huì ān quán de zhòng yào gōng zuò.
  Cracking down on habitual offenders is an important task for maintaining social safety.