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HSK
5

to violate

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wei2fan3 wéifǎn

Meaning


Primary

to violate

Alternatives

violate, violates, violating, violated, to go against, go against

Mnemonic


违反 To violate a set of rules is to do the 反 opposite of what they say, thus 违 violating them.

Usage


他 违反 了 规定。

He violated the rules.

违反 法律 是 不 可取 的。

Violating the law is unacceptable.

学生 不 应该 违反 校规。

Students should not violate school rules.