zhī
fàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 知法犯法

知法犯法 means to knowingly violate the law; to deliberately break a law one is aware of. Pronounced zhī fǎ fàn fǎ.

  • to knowingly violate the law; to deliberately break a law one is aware of

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
wéi
zhí
rén
yuán
 
zhī
fàn
 
zuì
jiā
děng
 

As a law enforcement officer, his knowingly violating the law makes his crime even more serious.

Rèn
rén
dōu
yīng
zhī
fàn
 

No one should knowingly violate the law.

Míng
zhī
wéi
ér
wéi
zhī
 
zhè
shì
yǒng
gǎn
 
ér
shì
zhī
fàn
 

Knowing it shouldn't be done but doing it anyway—this isn't bravery, but knowingly breaking the law.