Definition
犯 (fàn) is a general verb meaning 'to commit' (a crime, mistake) or 'to have a recurrence' (of an illness or bad habit). It is broader than 犯罪 (fàn zuì, specifically 'commit a crime') and 触犯 (chù fàn, 'violate a law/rule or offend someone's dignity'). For personal offense, use 得罪 (dé zuì); for violating rights/territory, use 侵犯 (qīn fàn).
verb
to commit (a crime, offense, or mistake)to have a recurrence (of a disease or bad habit)
Easily confused
- 饭fànsound-alikecooked rice
- 烦fánsound-alike(adjective) annoyed, vexed; troublesome, tedious (of tasks/situations)
- 反fǎnsound-alike(adjective / adverb) opposite; contrary; in reverse
- 翻fānsound-aliketo turn over, to flip
- 番fānsound-alike(classifier) for occurrences of an event, action, or speech utterance, often implying a whole round or period
- 帆fānsound-alikesail (of a boat)
Examples
- 。Tā yīnwèi fàn fǎ bèi jǐngchá zhuā le.He was caught by the police for breaking the law.
- 犯，。Rén dōu huì fàn cuòwù, zhòngyào de shì gǎizhèng.Everyone makes mistakes; what's important is to correct them.
- ，犯。Tā gōngzuò tài lèi, yòu kāishǐ fàn tóutòng le.She worked too hard and started getting headaches again.
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