HSK 5 · Society

违反 wéifǎn “to violate (a law)” in Chinese

Traditional 違反

What 违反 means

  1. to violate (a law)

How to say 违反

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale违wéi2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale反fǎn3rd tone, dipping

违反 in a sentence

  1. 这违反规则。

    Zhè wéifǎn guīzé.

    That’s against the rules.

    Sentence #7767601 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 如果你违反了法律，你将受到惩罚。

    Rúguǒ nǐ wéifǎn le fǎlǜ, nǐ jiāng shòudào chéngfá.

    If you break the law, you’ll be punished.

    Sentence #775469 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 违反 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 违 (wéi) with each of its parts in a different colour
违wéito violate; to go against
  • 韦tanned leather · wéiSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 韦 (wéi) hints at the sound. Compare it with wéi.

The character 反 (fǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
反fǎncontrary
  • 厂cliff · hǎn
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 违反

违 7 strokes · 反 4 strokes

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违反 (wéifǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 违反 (wéifǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 违反

Words with 违

违背wéibèi · to go against

Words with 反

反对fǎnduì · to oppose相反xiāngfǎn · opposite反映fǎnyìng · to reflect反应fǎnyìng · to react反而fǎn'ér · on the contrary反复fǎnfù · repeatedly反正fǎnzhèng · anyway反驳fǎnbó · to refute反思fǎnsī · to reflect on反问fǎnwèn · to ask a rhetorical question

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FAQs

违反 (wéifǎn) means “to violate (a law)”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it wéifǎn: wéi with a 2nd tone, then fǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 违反 is written 違反. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type weifan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 违反 from the suggestions. Typing weifan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
违反 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.