Chinese word dictionary

犯讳

fàn huì · to use the tabooed name 名諱|名讳[ming2 hui4] of hierarchical superiors (old); to violate a taboo; to use a taboo word or character

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Word information

Simplified犯讳

Traditional犯諱

Pinyinfàn huì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

犯fàn

criminal; to violate, to commit a crime

讳huì

taboo; to shun, to conceal, to avoid mentioning

How to learn 犯讳

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Words with the same characters

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犯fàn

to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

触犯chùfàn

to violate; to offend

犯愁fànchóu

to worry; to be anxious

犯规fànguī

to break the rules; an illegality; a foul

犯罪fànzuì

to commit a crime; crime; offense

忌讳jìhuì

taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from