重犯 (zhòng fàn) — major criminal, serious offender

Definition

Examples

• 那个重犯终于被抓住了。
  Nà ge zhòng fàn zhōng yú bèi zhuā zhù le.
  That major criminal was finally caught.
• 法院对这个重犯判了重刑。
  Fǎ yuàn duì zhè ge zhòng fàn pàn le zhòng xíng.
  The court sentenced this serious offender to a heavy penalty.
• 警方正在追捕一名持枪重犯。
  Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ yì míng chí qiāng zhòng fàn.
  The police are pursuing an armed major criminal.