违纪 (wéi jì) — to violate discipline, to breach rules or regulations

Definition

Formal/literary term for breaching organizational rules or party/military/school discipline. Stronger and more official than 违反 (which covers laws and agreements more broadly).

verb
to violate disciplineto breach rules or regulations

Examples

  • 违纪。
    Tā yīn wèi wéi jì bèi gōng sī kāi chú le.
    He was fired by the company for violating discipline.
  • 。
    Zhè ge xué shēng cóng lái méi yǒu wéi guò jì.
    This student has never violated discipline.
  • 违纪。
    Rèn hé wéi jì xíng wéi dōu huì shòu dào yán sù chǔ lǐ.
    Any act of violating discipline will be dealt with seriously.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

违wéiviolate
纪jìdiscipline

违 means to break and 纪 means discipline, so it denotes breaking rules or regulations.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 違; 违 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
韋
韋wéi違wéi
Same sound today

The traditional form 違 pairs 辶, which shows walking, with 韋 to give the sound. The simplified 违 is a later shorthand.

Open 违 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ紀jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

Open 纪 →

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