抢劫犯 (qiǎng jié fàn) — robber; mugger

Definition

A person who commits 抢劫 (robbery) — a specific legal/official term for 'robber' or 'mugger'. 比小偷 (thief) 程度更重，强调使用暴力或威胁抢夺财物。

noun

robbermugger

Measure word · 个

Examples

抢劫犯。
Nà ge qiǎng jié fàn yǐ jīng bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le.
That robber has already been caught by the police.
抢劫犯。
Jǐng fāng zhèng zài tōng jī yì míng chí dāo qiǎng jié fàn.
The police are hunting for an armed mugger.
抢劫犯。
Tā yīn wèi cān yù qiǎng jié bèi rèn dìng wèi qiǎng jié fàn.
He was identified as a robber because he participated in the robbery.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

抢劫robbery

抢qiǎngseize劫jiérob

联合Coordinate

犯fànoffender

抢劫 “robbery” with 犯 “offender” names a person who commits robbery.

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 搶; 抢 is its simplified writing.

扌倉搶

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

倉

倉cāng搶qiǎng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 搶 pairs 扌 (hand) with 倉, which gives the sound; the simplified 抢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical component.

Open 抢 →

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

去力劫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

力力lìpower, force

Sound part声符shēngfú

去

去qù劫jié

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

劫 pairs 去, which gives the sound, with 力, meaning power or force.

Open 劫 →

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