Definition & Meaning

prime culprit; principal criminal

Word usage

Words with zhu fan

zhǔ fàn

主 犯

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n.prime culprit; principal criminal
- zhǔ fàn yǔ cóng fàn
  主犯与从犯
  principal and accessories in a crime
- nǐ jiù shì zhǔ fàn zhī yī
  你就是主犯之一。
  You are one of the chief offenders.
- zhè ge zhǔ fàn bèi pàn chǔ wú qī tú xíng
  这个主犯被判处无期徒刑。
  The principal criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment.
synonym
yào fàn要犯 shǒu fàn首犯 shǒu è首恶 zhèng fàn正犯 yuán è元恶 zhèng xiōng正凶

Word usage

common measure word
"主犯" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
- 一个主犯
  one principal criminal
- 一位主犯
  one principal criminal

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