# 违法 (wéifǎ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 违法 (wéifǎ) means “to break the law; illegal”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to break the law; illegal
- Pinyin: wéifǎ (wei2 fa3)
- Traditional: 違法
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 喝酒后开车是违法的。
  Hējiǔ hòu kāichē shì wéifǎ de.
  Driving after drinking is illegal.

## Characters

- 违 (wéi): to violate; to go against; to be away from
- [法](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-law/) (fǎ): law; method

https://hanziro.com/word/wei-fa-break-law/

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