你这是知法犯法
“You're deliberately breaking the law.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“If someone falls off this building, I'm sure no one will know for at least half a year.”
你这是 知法犯法
“You're deliberately breaking the law.”
“The morale of our society has been ruined by those people like you.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, a person tasked with upholding the law faces far stronger moral and legal condemnation if they violate it, reflected in the classic maxim that 'those who know the law and break it commit a graver offense'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
knowingly breaking the law
A common four-character idiom (chengyu) applied specifically to officials, lawyers, or police officers who violate the very laws they represent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“preventing her from taking the exam is an illegal act. Understand?”
“You broke the law, understand?”
“I know it's illegal.”
“You know the law pretty well.”