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The Chinese word 非法 is formed by combining the character 非, which serves as a negator meaning "not" or "non-", with the character 法, meaning "law". This direct pairing creates a compound word where 非 modifies 法 to produce the literal meaning "not law" and the conveyed sense of "illegal".

Example Sentences Hide

偷窃是非法行为。

Tōuqiè shì fēifǎ xíngwéi.

Stealing is illegal behavior.

非法下载电影是错的。

Fēifǎ xiàzài diànyǐng shì cuò de.

Illegal downloading of movies is wrong.

警察逮捕了非法移民。

Jǐngchá dàibǔle fēifǎ yímín.

The police arrested illegal immigrants.

政府严厉打击非法贸易。

Zhèngfǔ yánlì dǎjī fēifǎ màoyì.

The government strictly cracks down on illegal trade.

如果发现非法集资，必须立即报告。

Rúguǒ fāxiàn fēifǎ jízī, bìxū lìjí bàogào.

If illegal fund-raising is discovered, it must be reported immediately.

Word Definition - 非法

fēi fǎ illegal

Individual Character Details

非 fēi, fēi
法 fǎ, fǎ, fǎ, fǎ