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不法

bùfǎ

illegal; lawless

A shady seller hides a bag of fakes from a police officer
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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

法 fǎ

Strokes
8
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 去 to go away, to leave, to depart
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 平台必须及时清理不法商家的虚假宣传。 Píngtái bìxū jíshí qīnglǐ bùfǎ shāngjiā de xūjiǎ xuānchuán. The platform must promptly remove false advertising by illegal merchants.
  • 警察正在调查这家公司的不法行为。 Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhè jiā gōngsī de bùfǎ xíngwéi. The police are investigating this company's illegal conduct.
  • 不法分子常常用假网站骗人的钱。 Bùfǎ fènzǐ chángcháng yòng jiǎ wǎngzhàn piàn rén de qián. Lawbreakers often use fake websites to cheat people out of their money.

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