罪犯

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 警方抓获了那名罪犯。▶ —
   The police caught the criminal.
2. 罪犯最终受到了惩罚。▶ —
   The offender was punished in the end.

Collocations

Mnemonic

罪 zuì "crime" + 犯 fàn "to violate": a Sino-Korean word "criminal, offender". One who has committed (犯) a crime (罪), a noun. Paired with the reversed-order 犯罪 (to commit a crime, a verb): 罪犯 (noun) / 犯罪 (verb). Similar to 犯人; distinct from 嫌疑人 (a suspect).

Related

Quick check

1. What is the relation between 罪犯 and 犯罪?

   • 罪犯 = criminal (noun); 犯罪 = to commit crime (verb); reversed pair
   • identical
   • 罪犯 = verb; 犯罪 = noun
   • unrelated