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罪行 (zuì xíng) — crime; criminal act

Definition

noun
crimecriminal act
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 罪行。
    Tā fàn xià de zuì xíng fēi cháng yán zhòng.
    The crimes he committed are very serious.
  • 罪行。
    Zhè ge zuì xíng yǐn qǐ le quán shè huì de fèn nù.
    This crime aroused the anger of the whole society.
  • 罪行。
    Fǎ lǜ bì xū yán chéng zhè zhǒng zuì xíng.
    The law must severely punish this kind of crime.

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.

罪zuìcrime
行xíngact

罪 supplies the criminal idea, while 行 refers to an act.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

罪 puts 罒 (a net, written fully as 网) over 非 (mistake).

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →
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