wéi fēi zuò dǎi

Traditional: 為非作歹

为非作歹 (wéi fēi zuò dǎi) is a Chinese word meaning “to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor; evildoer; to perpetrate outrages”.

Meanings

  1. 1to break the law and commit crimes (idiom); malefactor
  2. 2evildoer
  3. 3to perpetrate outrages

Characters in 为非作歹

为wéi · as (in the capacity of)非fēi · to not be; not作zuō · (bound form) worker歹dǎi · bad

Related words

因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]工作to work非常very; really认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel为了for; for the purpose of; in order to以为to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)成为to become; to turn into

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