明知故犯 míng zhī gù fàn

deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46184th word

Definitions

  1. 1. deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

Characters

Character Meaning
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
故 gù HSK 3
therefore; cause; reason
犯 fàn HSK 6
to violate; to offend; to make a mistake