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
违章
wéizhāng
to violate regulations
Characters in this word
章 zhāng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 司机因连续违章被吊销驾照，短期内不得重新申请。 Sījī yīn liánxù wéizhāng bèi diàoxiāo jiàzhào, duǎnqī nèi bù dé chóngxīn shēnqǐng. The driver had his licence revoked for repeated violations and may not reapply in the short term.
- 这条路常有人违章停车，交警每天来贴罚单。 Zhè tiáo lù cháng yǒu rén wéizhāng tíngchē, jiāojǐng měitiān lái tiē fádān. People often park illegally along this road, so a traffic officer comes every day to hand out tickets.
- 工厂规定，违章操作的人会被严肃处理。 Gōngchǎng guīdìng, wéizhāng cāozuò de rén huì bèi yánsù chǔlǐ. The factory stipulates that those who violate operating procedures will be dealt with seriously.
Related words
- 违法 wéifǎ to break the law; illegal
- 违反 wéifǎn to violate; to go against
- 违规 wéiguī to break rules; against rules
- 久违 jiǔwéi long-awaited; not seen for a long time
- 违背 wéibèi to violate; to go against
- 违约 wéiyuē to breach a contract
- 文章 wénzhāng article; essay
- 章 zhāng measure word for chapters
- 出口成章 chūkǒuchéngzhāng to speak eloquently; to speak fluently and literarily
- 断章取义 duànzhāngqǔyì to quote out of context; to distort by taking out of context
- 规章 guīzhāng rules and regulations
- 顺理成章 shùnlǐchéngzhāng logical; natural and expected