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违章 (wéi zhāng) — to violate regulations; to break the rules

Definition

违章 is almost always used for breaking traffic or parking rules. 违规 is the broader, more general 'violate regulations'; 违法 is strictly illegal in the legal sense.

verb
to violate regulationsto break the rules

Examples

  • 违章。
    Tā yīn wèi wéi zhāng bèi kòu le fēn.
    He had points deducted for violating traffic regulations.
  • 违章。
    Gōng sī duì wéi zhāng xíng wéi yǒu yán gé de chǔ fá.
    The company has strict punishments for rule violations.
  • 违章。
    Zhè ge lù duàn jīng cháng yǒu rén wéi zhāng tíng chē.
    People often park illegally on this section of the road.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

违wéiviolate
章zhāngregulation

违 means to violate, and 章 refers to regulation, so the word means to break rules.

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 違; 违 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuò
Sound part声符shēngfú
韋
韋wéi違wéi
Same sound today

The traditional form 違 pairs 辶, which shows walking, with 韋 to give the sound. The simplified 违 is a later shorthand.

Open 违 →

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

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

Open 章 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Crime & PoliceLaw & Justice

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