不法分子 (bù fǎ fèn zǐ) — lawless person; criminal element; offender

Definition

Examples

• 警方正在追捕这些不法分子。
  Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhuī bǔ zhè xiē bù fǎ fèn zǐ.
  The police are pursuing these lawless elements.
• 政府严厉打击不法分子的违法行为。
  Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī bù fǎ fèn zǐ de wéi fǎ xíng wéi.
  The government cracks down hard on the illegal acts of lawless elements.
• 社会秩序需要大家共同维护，绝不容忍不法分子。
  Shè huì zhì xù xū yào dà jiā gòng tóng wéi hù, jué bù róng rěn bù fǎ fèn zǐ.
  Social order needs everyone's joint maintenance; lawless elements will never be tolerated.