to violate, to offend, to commit (a crime or mistake)

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
yīn
fàn
zuì
bèi
jǐng
fāng
dǎi

He was arrested by the police for committing a crime.

2
zài
sài
zhōng
fàn
guī
bèi
xià

He was sent off for fouling during the match.

3
měi
rén
dōu
huì
ǒu
ěr
fàn
cuò

Everyone makes mistakes occasionally.

4
qīn
fàn
le
de
wán

He infringed on my toy.

5
wèi
jīng
yǔn
jìn
rén
fáng
jiān
shì
qīn
fàn
yǐn
de
xíng
wéi

Entering someone else's room without permission is an invasion of privacy.

6
zhè
jiā
gōng
yīn
qīn
fàn
zhī
shí
chǎn
quán
bèi

This company was sued for infringing intellectual property rights.

7
duì
shì
mào
fàn
de

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

8
shuō
huà
tài
zhí
jiē
yǒu
shí
huì
mào
fàn
bié
rén

He speaks too directly and sometimes offends others.

9
zài
kuà
wén
huà
jiāo
liú
zhōng
yào
zhù
miǎn
yīn
wén
huà
chā
ér
mào
fàn
duì
fāng

In cross-cultural communication, it's important to avoid unintentionally offending others due to cultural differences.

10
shì
zuì
fàn

He is a criminal.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes5
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1774
Zhuyinㄈㄢˋ
Components
UnicodeU+72AF
CangjieOHNI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality