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再犯

zài fàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to re-offend / repeat offender / recidivist
Sources & editorial notes

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-9f279b212d0b3f21. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

再犯 再犯 [zai4 fan4] /to re-offend/repeat offender; recidivist/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 再
    zài

    again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zài zé], 再就是[zài jiù shì] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur

  • 犯
    fàn

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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.