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寻衅滋事罪

xún xìn zī shì zuìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
disorderly behavior (PRC law)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-75bc31dd8dbaf5a6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

尋釁滋事罪 寻衅滋事罪 [xun2 xin4 zi1 shi4 zui4] /disorderly behavior (PRC law)/

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Other forms in these source records: 尋釁滋事罪

  • 寻
    xún

    to search / to look for / to seek

  • 衅
    xìn

    quarrel / dispute / a blood sacrifice (arch.)

  • 滋
    zī

    to grow / to nourish / to increase / to cause / juice / taste / (dialect) to spout / to spurt

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 罪
    zuì

    guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin / variant of 罪[zuì], crime

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.