Meaning of fàn:
犯
to violate; to offend; to assault; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
Tā fànle yīgè xiǎo cuòwù.
他犯了一个小错误。
He made a small mistake.
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.
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.
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.
