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侵犯 meaning in English

qīnfàn

to infringe on; to encroach on

HSK 6verb14 strokes

Meaning of 侵犯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qīnfàn
  1. to infringe on
  2. to encroach on
  3. to violate
  4. to assault

How to use 侵犯

侵犯 is a formal verb used for violating rights, privacy, territory, or a person's body. It often takes objects like 权利 (quánlì) rights, 隐私 (yǐnsī) privacy, or 领土 (lǐngtǔ) territory. Example: 这样做侵犯了他的隐私。(Zhèyàng zuò qīnfàn le tā de yǐnsī.) Doing this violated his privacy.

侵 (qīn) means to invade or intrude, as in 入侵 (rùqīn) to invade, and 犯 (fàn) means to offend or break a rule, as in 犯规 (fànguī). Put them together and you get crossing into someone else's space and breaking the line: to infringe or violate.

Common mistake: Learners often use 侵犯 when they mean 冒犯 (màofàn). 冒犯 is offending someone with words or manners, while 侵犯 is a real violation of rights, property, or territory. Also note 侵 is first tone qīn, not qǐn as in 寝 (qǐn).

侵犯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā被bèi指zhǐ控kòng犯fàn有yǒu好hǎo几jǐ起qǐ侵qīn犯fàn财cái产chǎn罪zuì。
He is charged with multiple property crimes.
卫wèi兵bīng神shén圣shèng,不bù可kě侵qīn犯fàn
The guards are sacred and inviolable.
法fǎ律lǜ不bù应yīng受shòu到dào侵qīn犯fàn。
The law should not be violated.
人rén们men不bù应yīng该gāi侵qīn犯fàn自zì己jǐ读dú不bù正zhèng确què名míng字zì的de国guó家jiā。
People shouldn't be allowed to invade countries whose names they can't pronounce correctly.
注zhù意yì不bú要yào侵qīn犯fàn她tā的de隐yǐn私sī。
Take care not to intrude upon her privacy.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

侵 qīn · to invade · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

犯 fàn · to violate · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 侵犯.

犯罪fànzuìto commit a crime; crime; offense
犯规fànguīto break the rules; an illegality
罪犯zuìfàncriminal
囚犯qiúfànprisoner; convict
入侵rùqīnto invade
冒犯màofànto offend
侵略qīnlüèto invade; invasion
触犯chùfànto violate; to offend
侵害qīnhàito encroach on; to infringe on
侵占qīnzhànto invade and occupy (territory)
侵权qīnquánto infringe the rights of; to violate
犯愁fànchóuto worry; to be anxious

Questions about 侵犯

What does 侵犯 mean?

侵犯 (qīnfàn) means "to infringe on; to encroach on" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 侵犯?

侵犯 is made of 2 characters: 侵 (9 strokes), 犯 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 侵犯 an HSK word?

Yes. 侵犯 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 侵犯 and 入侵?

入侵 (rùqīn) means to physically invade, like an army or a computer virus entering a place. 侵犯 is broader and covers abstract things too, such as rights, copyright, or privacy.

How do you say copyright infringement with 侵犯?

You can say 侵犯版权 (qīnfàn bǎnquán) or 侵犯著作权 (qīnfàn zhùzuòquán). In news and legal language the short form 侵权 (qīnquán) is also very common.

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