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走私犯 (zǒu sī fàn) — smuggler; smuggling offender

Definition

noun
smugglersmuggling offender
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 走私犯。
    Nà ge zǒu sī fàn bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le.
    That smuggler was caught by the police.
  • 走私犯。
    Zhè xiē zǒu sī fàn bǎ dú pǐn cáng zài chē lǐ.
    These smugglers hid the drugs in the car.
  • 走私犯。
    Nà ge zǒu sī fàn yīn wèi zǒu sī bèi pàn le shí nián.
    That smuggler was sentenced to ten years for smuggling.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

走私smuggle
走zǒumove私sīprivate goods
动宾Verb + object
犯fànoffender

走私 describes moving private goods illegally, and 犯 gives the sense of an offender.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
禾禾hé
Sound part声符shēngfú
厶
厶sī私sī
Same sound today

私 combines 禾 and 厶; 厶 originally represented the word, and 禾 was added later.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犬犬quǎn
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢎘
𢎘𢎘犯fàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

犯 combines 犬 and 𢎘: 犬 gives the meaning, and 𢎘 gives the sound.

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Crime & Police

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