Meaning of fàn:
犯
to violate; to assault; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad); to offend
Tā fànle yīgè xiǎo cuòwù.
他犯了一个小错误。
He made a small mistake.
Tā bù gǎn zài fàn cuòwù.
他不敢再犯错误。
He doesn't dare to make mistakes again.
Tā yīnwèi cūxīn ér fànle cuòwù.
他因为粗心而犯了错误。
He made a mistake due to carelessness.
Tā yòu fàn le tóngyàng de cuòwù.
他又犯了同样的错误。
He made the same mistake again.
Tā zài zhè cì bǐsài zhōng fànle yīgè yánzhòng de cuòwù.
他在这次比赛中犯了一个严重的错误。
He made a serious mistake in this match.
criminal; crime
Tā shì yīgè yǒumíng de xiǎotōu, zhè cì bèi jǐngchá zhuā dào yīnwèi tā yòu zài fànzuì.
他是一个有名的小偷,这次被警察抓到因为他又在犯罪。
He is a well-known thief and this time he was caught by the police because he committed a crime again.
Tā bèi zhǐkòng fàn xià le yánzhòng de zuìxíng.
他被指控犯下了严重的罪行。
He was accused of committing a serious crime.

