杀
人
犯

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The word 杀人犯 is formed by combining the character 杀, meaning "to kill", with 人, meaning "person", to create the verb-object phrase 杀人, meaning "to kill a person". This phrase is then followed by 犯, meaning "criminal" or "offender", resulting in a compound noun that denotes a person who commits homicide, specifically a murderer.

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这个人是杀人犯。

zhè gè rén shì shā rén fàn.

This person is a murderer.

警察抓住了杀人犯。

jǐng chá zhuā zhù le shā rén fàn.

The police caught the murderer.

昨天法院审判了杀人犯。

zuó tiān fǎ yuàn shěn pàn le shā rén fàn.

Yesterday, the court tried the murderer.

如果证据确凿，杀人犯将被定罪。

rú guǒ zhèng jù què záo, shā rén fàn jiāng bèi dìng zuì.

If the evidence is conclusive, the murderer will be convicted.

尽管杀人犯声称自己无罪，但目击者的证词足以证明他的罪行。

jǐn guǎn shā rén fàn shēng chēng zì jǐ wú zuì, dàn mù jī zhě de zhèng cí zú yǐ zhèng míng tā de zuì xíng.

Although the murderer claims innocence, the witness's testimony is sufficient to prove his crime.

Word Definition - 杀人犯

shā rén fàn murderer; homicide

Individual Character Details

杀 shā
人 rén
犯 fàn