违法 (違法)
wéi fǎ
Pinyin

Definition

违法 (違法)
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wéi fǎ
  1. illegal
  2. to break the law

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

法
fǎ
  1. 1 variant: 法 fǎ
做法
zuò fǎ
  1. 1 way of handling sth
  2. 2 method for making
  3. 3 work method
  4. 4 recipe
  5. 5 practice
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
想法
xiǎng fǎ
  1. 1 way of thinking
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 notion
  4. 4 to think of a way (to do sth)
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
方法
fāng fǎ
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 way
  3. 3 means
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
没法
méi fǎ
  1. 1 at a loss
  2. 2 unable to do anything about it
  3. 3 to have no choice

Idioms (20)

以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
  1. 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
  2. 2 to knowingly violate the law
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
执法如山
zhí fǎ rú shān
  1. 1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly

Sample Sentences

是呀，高铁不是公交车，随意“霸坐”可是违法的呢。
shì ya ，gāotiě búshi gōngjiāochē ，suíyì “bàzuò ”kěshì wéifǎ de ne 。
Yes, the high speed rail is not a bus. It is illegal to take another person’s seat.
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我也才听说呢，代孕这事儿现在在国内还是违法的，不是吗？全世界目前可以受理代孕过程的国家也才只有八个，同时也并非完全合法。
wǒ yě cái tīngshuō ne ，dàiyùn zhè shìr xiànzài zài guónèi háishì wéifǎ de ，bùshìma ？quánshìjiè mùqián kěyǐ shòulǐ dàiyùn guòchéng de guójiā yě cái zhǐyǒu bā gè ，tóngshí yě bìngfēi wánquán héfǎ 。
I just heard about it too. Surrogacy is still illegal in this country, no? There are only eight countries that accept the surrogacy process in the world currently, whilst still not being completely legal.
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那怎么办？在这里赌博是违法的，那我应该检举他们，对吗？
nà zěnme bàn ？zài zhèlǐ dǔbó shì wéifǎ de ，nà wǒ yīnggāi jiǎnjǔ tāmen ，duì ma ？
So what's to be done? It's illegal to gamble here, so I should report them, no?
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调查期间，还发现联邦快递其他违法违规线索。
diàochá qījiān ，hái fāxiàn LiánbāngKuàidì qítā wéifǎ wéiguī xiànsuǒ 。
During the investigation, other FedEx violations were also found.
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有资深人士认为，从长远发展来看，法律的出台将使现阶段处于监管盲区的海外代购有章可循代购的违法成本将会增加。对于消费者而言，商品价格可能会上涨，
yǒu zīshēn rénshì rènwéi ，cóng chángyuǎn fāzhǎn láikàn ，fǎlǜ de chūtái jiāng shǐ xiànjiēduàn chǔyú jiānguǎn mángqū de hǎiwài dàigòu yǒuzhāngkěxún dàigòu de wéifǎ chéngběn jiānghuì zēngjiā 。duìyú xiāofèizhě éryán ，shāngpǐnjiàgé kěnéng huì shàngzhǎng ，
Some experts believe that in the long run, the introduction of the law on the impact of the cost of purchases currently in the legal blind spot will increase with their supervision. For consumers, prices may rise,
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弃婴是违法行为。我们不希望有孩子被父母抛弃，但是这样的行为难以完全杜绝。我们改变不了遗弃的行为，但是可以改变遗弃的结果。设置“婴儿安全岛”，就是对每一个弃婴的生命负责，给生命以最大的尊严。
qìyīng shì wéifǎ xíngwéi 。wǒmen bù xīwàng yǒu háizi bèi fùmǔ pāoqì ，dànshì zhèyàng de xíngwéi nányǐ wánquán dùjué 。wǒmen gǎibiànbùliǎo yíqì de xíngwéi ，dànshì kěyǐ gǎibiàn yíqì de jiéguǒ 。shèzhì “yīngér ānquándǎo ”，jiùshì duì měi yī gè qìyīng de shēngmìng fùzé ，gěi shēngmìng yǐ zuìdà de zūnyán 。
Abandoning children is illegal behavior. We don't wish to have children abandoned by their parents, but this kind of behavior can't be completely stopped. We can't change the practice of abandonment, but we can change its results. Establishing “baby safety islands” is to take responsibility for the life of every child, and give respect to life.
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这个必须有！在很多国家，儿童不坐安全座椅是违法的。
zhè gè bìxū yǒu ！zài hěn duō guójiā ，értóng bù zuò ānquán zuòyǐ shì wéifǎ de 。
We have to have one! In many countries, it's illegal for children not to ride in a car seat.
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违法的呀。在中国仿真枪也是违法的。
wéifǎ de ya 。zài Zhōngguó fǎngzhēnqiāng yě shì wéifǎ de 。
They're illegal. In China, replica guns are illegal.
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这样做是违法的！你们知不知道？
zhèyàng zuò shì wéifǎ de ！nǐmen zhī bù zhīdào ？
It's illegal to do this! Did you all know that?
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不过美国家庭学校是受法律保护的，全社会也能提供各种支持。我们的话，不让孩子接受九年义务教育是违法的。
bùguò Měiguó jiātíng xuéxiào shì shòu fǎlǜ bǎohù de ，quánshèhuì yě néng tígōng gèzhǒng zhīchí 。wǒmen dehuà ，bùràng háizi jiēshòu jiǔ nián yìwù jiàoyù shì wéifǎ de 。
In America, homeschooling is protected by law and receives a variety of support from all of society. But here, not forcing your child through nine years of compulsory education is illegal.
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