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违法

wéi fǎ · wei fa

Traditional 違法

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. illegal
  2. to break the law
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2 examples
01

在(zài)很(hěn)多(duō)国(guó)家(jiā)，购(gòu)买(mǎi)和(hé)吸(xī)食(shí)大(dà)麻(má)是(shì)违(wéi)法(fǎ)的(de)。

In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.

Tatoeba: Chinese by dandan4doris · English by sysko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

把(bǎ)车(chē)停(tíng)在(zài)这(zhè)里(lǐ)是(shì)违(wéi)法(fǎ)的(de)。

It's illegal to park your car here.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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