非法

• 拼音: fēi fǎ
• 汉字拆解: 非 = 非 (negation); 法 = 氵 + 去 (water + go — law, method; water as metaphor for impartial flow of justice)

含义

Illegal; unlawful. Describes actions, activities, or things that violate established law or regulations.

A formal adjective used extensively in legal, governmental, and journalistic contexts. Modifies nouns: 非法经营 (illegal operation), 非法入境 (illegal entry), 非法集资 (illegal fundraising). Stronger and more formal than 违法 in some registers.

例句

1. 该平台被监管机构认定存在非法集资行为，涉案金额逾三十亿元，逾五万名投资者的本金至今无法追回。
2. 当局在边境巡逻行动中查获一批非法越境人员，其中数名成员携带有伪造的身份证件及未经申报的大量现金。
3. 法院判决认定被告通过伪造授权文件擅自使用他人注册商标的行为构成非法侵权，须赔偿原告损失共计两百余万元。

用法指南

语境: law, government, news, business

语气: negative

正确说法

• 检察机关依法对涉嫌非法占用农用地罪的相关责任人提起公诉，案件已移送至中级人民法院进入正式审理程序。(The procuratorate has filed a public prosecution in accordance with the law against the relevant persons suspected of the crime of illegally occupying agricultural land, and the case has been transferred to the intermediate people's court to enter the formal trial process.)
• 平台运营者须对用户发布的内容承担连带审查义务，一旦被认定明知存在非法信息而未予处置，将面临吊销经营许可证的行政处罚。(Platform operators bear a joint review obligation for user-published content; once it is determined that they knowingly failed to handle illegal information, they will face the administrative penalty of having their operating licence revoked.)

错误说法

• 非法 in casual speech for minor rule violations — do not say 他非法停车 for an everyday parking violation in casual conversation; prefer 违规停车; reserve 非法 for serious statutory violations

起源与历史

非 (not; wrong) + 法 (law; method) — not in accordance with the law — illegal

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal