Usage note
违反意思是不遵守规则或法律。
Wéifǎn yìsi shì bù zūnshǒu guīzé huò fǎlǜ.
Violate means not following rules or laws.
Context note
违反校规会被老师批评。
Wéifǎn xiàoguī huì bèi lǎoshī pīpíng.
Violating school rules will be criticized by the teacher.
5 examples
不要违反交通规则。
bú yào wéi fǎn jiāo tōng guī zé。
Do not violate traffic rules.
违反纪律不好。
wéi fǎn jì lǜ bù hǎo。
Violating discipline is not good.
他违反了约定。
tā wéi fǎn le yuē dìng。
He violated the agreement.
我们不能违反法律。
wǒ men bù néng wéi fǎn fǎ lǜ。
We cannot violate the law.
违反规则要道歉。
wéi fǎn guī zé yào dào qiàn。
Violating rules requires an apology.
5 mini stories
小明违反课堂纪律说话。老师让他安静。
xiǎo míng wéi fǎn kè táng jì lǜ shuō huà。 lǎo shī ràng tā ān jìng。
Xiao Ming violated classroom discipline by talking. The teacher told him to be quiet.
小红违反约定迟到。她向朋友道歉。
xiǎo hóng wéi fǎn yuē dìng chí dào。 tā xiàng péng yǒu dào qiàn。
Xiao Hong violated the agreement by being late. She apologized to her friend.
小华违反交通规则闯红灯。警察教育他。
xiǎo huá wéi fǎn jiāo tōng guī zé chuǎng hóng dēng。 jǐng chá jiào yù tā。
Xiao Hua violated traffic rules by running a red light. The police educated him.
大家都不违反校规。学校很和谐。
dà jiā dōu bù wéi fǎn xiào guī。 xué xiào hěn hé xié。
Everyone does not violate school rules. The school is very harmonious.
小刚违反游戏规则。大家让他重新玩。
xiǎo gāng wéi fǎn yóu xì guī zé。 dà jiā ràng tā chóng xīn wán。
Xiao Gang violated the game rules. Everyone let him play again.
Mini dialogue
学校规则
A
他违反了学校的规定。
Tā wéifǎn le xuéxiào de guīdìng.
He violated the school rules.
B
违反规则会有后果。
Wéifǎn guīzé huì yǒu hòuguǒ.
Violating rules has consequences.
图书馆
A
在图书馆大声说话违反规定。
Zài túshūguǎn dàshēng shuōhuà wéifǎn guīdìng.
Talking loudly in the library violates the rules.
B
对不起，我不会再违反规定了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bù huì zài wéifǎn guīdìng le.
Sorry, I won't violate the rules again.
Related words and contrasts
similar
违背
wéibèi
go against
违背 is similar, often used for violating agreements or principles.
opposite
遵守
zūnshǒu
obey, follow
遵守 means to obey, the opposite of 违反.
related
破坏
pòhuài
destroy, disrupt
破坏 means to destroy or disrupt, often a result of violating rules.
contrast
符合
fúhé
conform to
符合 means to conform or match, contrasting with 违反.