不法 (bù fǎ) — illegal, lawless
Definition
不法 (bù fǎ) means 'illegal' as an adjective — modify nouns like 不法分子 or 不法行为. Stronger than 不当 ('improper'), more concrete than 非法 ('unlawful') which sounds more legal/formal.
adjective
illegallawless
Examples
- 。Jǐng chá zhuā zhù le zhè xiē bù fǎ fèn zǐ.The police caught these illegal elements.
- 不法。Rèn hé bù fǎ xíng wéi dōu yīng dāng bèi zhì zhǐ.Any illegal behavior should be stopped.
- 不法。Tā yīn wèi bù fǎ jiāo yì zuò le sān nián láo.He went to prison for three years because of illegal transactions.
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