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违反

wéifǎn

to violate; to go against

A person walking against arrows
Memory picture

Characters in this word

违 wéi

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 韦 tanned leather
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 违

反 fǎn

Strokes
4
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition
Made of
厂 cliff 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 请别违反规则。 Qǐng bié wéifǎn guīzé. Please do not break the rules.
  • 他违反校规。 Tā wéifǎn xiàoguī. He breaks the school rules.
  • 违反规定不好。 Wéifǎn guīdìng bù hǎo. Breaking rules is not good.

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