The criminal was arrested.
犯人
convict
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Meaning and common use
convict
prisoner
criminal
How 犯人 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 犯人 appears in 15 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
They freed the prisoner.
They released the prisoner.
Words that keep company with 犯人.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 犯人.
Directly before
- 那个犯人3
- 不犯人2
- 处置犯人1
- 我必犯人1
- 否认犯人1
Directly after
- 犯人趁着1
- 犯人的1
- 犯人被1
- 犯人是1
- 犯人手举1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 犯人
What does 犯人 mean in Chinese?
犯人 (fànrén) means convict.
How do you pronounce 犯人?
犯人 is pronounced fànrén.
Is 犯人 an HSK word?
犯人 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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