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犯疑心

Word · Verb · NounTraditional犯

violate; crime; commit

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Meanings

5 senses · 11 examples
1.

verb

to violate; to offend against

neutral

Used for breaking laws, rules, or taboos.

Tā他
fàn犯
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
cuò错
wù误
 。

He made a serious mistake.

Rèn任
hé何
rén人
bù不
dé得
fàn犯
fǎ法
 。

No one is allowed to break the law.

2.

verb

to commit (a crime, sin)

neutral

Often used with specific crimes like murder, theft, etc.

Tā他
fàn犯
xià下
le了
móu谋
shā杀
zuì罪
 。

He committed murder.

Rén人
dōu都
huì会
fàn犯
cuò错
 。

Everyone makes mistakes.

3.

verb

to have a recurrence (of illness); to act up

neutral

Used for the reappearance of diseases, old habits, or problems.

Tā他
de的
lǎo老
máo毛
bìng病
yòu又
fàn犯
le了
 。

His old illness has recurred.

Tā他
ài爱
fàn犯
kùn困
 。

He often feels sleepy.

4.

verb

to arouse suspicion; to become doubtful

informal

This is a fixed collocation. It means to start suspecting something.

Tā他
de的
xíng行
wéi为
ràng让
wǒ我
fàn犯
yí疑
 。

His behavior aroused my suspicion.

Tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
fàn犯
yí疑
 ,
dàn但
méi没
shuō说
chū出
lái来
 。

She became doubtful in her heart but didn't say it out loud.

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Bié别
zǒng总
fàn犯
yí疑
 ,
yào要
xiāng相
xìn信
péng朋
you友
 。

Don't always be suspicious; trust your friends.

5.

noun

criminal; offender

neutral

Refers to a person who has committed a crime.

Jǐng警
chá察
dài逮
bǔ捕
le了
nà那
ge个
táo逃
fàn犯
 。

The police arrested the fugitive.

Tā他
shì是
zhòng重
xíng刑
fàn犯
 。

He is a felon.