违法
wéi fǎㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄚˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: VI PHÁP
Traditional: 違法
HSK 3.0 · 5
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
illegal; to break the law
Examples
酒后开车是违法的。
jiǔ hòu kāi chē shì wéi fǎ de.
Drink-driving is illegal.
他因为违法被罚款了。
tā yīn wèi wéi fǎ bèi fá kuǎn le.
He was fined for breaking the law.
我们不能做违法的事。
wǒ men bù néng zuò wéi fǎ de shì.
We mustn't do anything illegal.
Easily confused
- 犯法 — 违法 covers any breach of law, even minor; 犯法 is more colloquial and suggests a crime.
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Stroke order
VI · 7 strokes
PHÁP · 8 strokes
variant of 法