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犯规

fànguī

to break rules; to commit a foul

A referee with a whistle raises a red card at a player
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Characters in this word

犯 fàn

Strokes
5
Radical
犭 — dog
Made of
犭 dog 㔾 seal
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

规 guī

Strokes
8
Radical
见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
Made of
夫 man, husband 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 规

Example phrases

  • 比赛最后一分钟,防守队员明显犯规,却逃过了裁判的处罚。 Bǐsài zuìhòu yì fēnzhōng, fángshǒu duìyuán míngxiǎn fànguī, què táoguò le cáipàn de chǔfá. In the final minute of the match, the defender clearly committed a foul but escaped punishment from the referee.
  • 他在篮球比赛中连续犯规,被裁判罚下场了。 Tā zài lánqiú bǐsài zhōng liánxù fànguī, bèi cáipàn fá xià chǎng le. He committed repeated fouls in the basketball game and was sent off by the referee.
  • 玩游戏的时候不能犯规,不然大家都不跟你玩了。 Wán yóuxì de shíhou bù néng fànguī, bùrán dàjiā dōu bù gēn nǐ wán le. You mustn't break the rules when playing games, or nobody will play with you.

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