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违法

wéi fǎ

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 違法

违法 (wéi fǎ) means "illegal; to break the law". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 违法 means

1. illegal
2. to break the law

The characters in 违法

• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate
• 法fǎlaw; method; way

Example sentences

• 他没违法。
  He's not breaking the law.
• 我没有违法。
  I didn't break the law.
• 我不会再违法了。
  Wǒ bù huì zài wéifǎ le.
  I'll never violate a law again.
• 您有违法行为吗？
  Are you in trouble with the law?
• 携带武器是违法的。
  Xiédài wǔqì shì wéifǎ de.
  It's against the law to carry weapons.
• 子瑞做的事违法吗？
  Was what Ziri was doing illegal?

Words starting with 违法

• 违法乱纪wéi fǎ luàn jì(lit.) to break the law and violate the rules (idiom); (fig.) misconduct

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