犯罪

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 任何人犯罪都要承担后果。▶ —
   Anyone who commits a crime must bear the consequences.
2. 他因犯罪被判了刑。▶ —
   He was sentenced for committing a crime.

Collocations

Mnemonic

犯 fàn "to violate" + 罪 zuì "crime": a Sino-Korean word "to commit a crime". To violate (犯) by committing a crime (罪), a verb. A separable verb, so it splits as 犯了罪. The reversed-order pair of the noun 罪犯 (a criminal). 犯罪率 = crime rate. Opposite of 守法 (to abide by the law).

Related

Quick check

1. What is the part of speech and feature of 犯罪?

   • verb "to commit a crime"; separable (犯了罪); reversed pair of 罪犯
   • only noun "criminal"
   • adjective "evil"
   • adverb "secretly"