He's not breaking the law.
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违
Traditional: 違
wéi
wéi · wai4 (Jyutping)
- (bound form) to violate; to go against
- (bound form) to be away from
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Character breakdown
违
- Meaning
- disobey, violate, defy; be apart from
- Radical
- 辶
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿺辶韦
- Cangjie
- YQS
- Four-corner
- 3530
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Example sentences
I didn't break the law.
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