嫌
疑
犯

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The word "嫌疑犯" is formed by first combining 嫌 (suspicion) and 疑 (doubt) into the compound 嫌疑, meaning "suspicion", which then modifies 犯 (offender) to denote a person suspected of a crime, thus creating the term for "suspect".

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警察抓住了嫌疑犯。

Jǐngchá zhuāzhù le xiányífàn.

The police caught the suspect.

那个嫌疑犯正在逃跑。

Nàgè xiányífàn zhèngzài táopǎo.

That suspect is running away.

嫌疑犯承认了自己的罪行。

Xiányífàn chéngrèn le zìjǐ de zuìxíng.

The suspect confessed his crime.

警方正在调查这名嫌疑犯的背景。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá zhè míng xiányífàn de bèijǐng.

The police are investigating the background of this suspect.

尽管缺乏直接证据，检察官仍然起诉了那名嫌疑犯。

Jǐnguǎn quēfá zhíjiē zhèngjù, jiǎncháguān réngrán qǐsù le nà míng xiányífàn.

Despite the lack of direct evidence, the prosecutor still indicted that suspect.

Word Definition - 嫌疑犯

xián yí fàn a suspect

Individual Character Details

嫌 xián
疑 yí
犯 fàn