Law and order Chinese vocabulary: Advanced (HSK 7-9), part 3

戒掉赌博吧。

Jiè diào dǔbó ba.

Quit gambling.

赌博是非法的。

Dǔbó shì fēifǎ de.

Gambling is illegal.

你看过公司的规章吗？

Nǐ kànguo gōngsī de guīzhāng ma?

Have you read the company's regulations?

请大家遵守学校的规章。

Qǐng dàjiā zūnshǒu xuéxiào de guīzhāng.

Please, everyone, follow the school's regulations.

他当然是无辜的。

Tā dāngrán shì wúgū de.

Of course he's innocent.

他说他是无辜的。

Tā shuō tā shì wúgū de.

He said he was innocent.

对毒品说不。

Duì dúpǐn shuō bù.

Say no to drugs.

警犬在机场找到了毒品。

Jǐngquǎn zài jīchǎng zhǎodàole dúpǐn.

The police dog found drugs at the airport.

员工举报老板乱收钱。

Yuángōng jǔbào lǎobǎn luàn shōu qián.

An employee denounced the boss for charging money improperly.

想举报，应该打哪个电话？

Xiǎng jǔbào, yīnggāi dǎ nǎge diànhuà?

If I want to report something, which number should I call?

一场官司一把火

yìcháng guānsi yì bǎ huǒ

one lawsuit, one fire

这场官司他输了。

Zhè chǎng guānsi tā shūle.

He lost this lawsuit.

他在国外逃亡了十几年。

Tā zài guówài táowángle shíjǐ nián.

He lived in exile abroad for more than ten years.

逃亡时，他一直躲在山里。

Táowáng shí, tā yìzhí duǒ zài shān lǐ.

While in flight, he stayed hidden in the mountains.

你喜欢盗版电影吗？

Nǐ xǐhuan dàobǎn diànyǐng ma?

Do you like pirate movies?

你买的这本书是不是盗版？

Nǐ mǎi de zhè běn shū shìbúshì dàobǎn?

Is this book you bought a pirated copy?

我要控告你。

Wǒ yào kònggào nǐ.

I will sue you.

她控告他偷她的钱。

Tā kònggào tā tōu tā de qián.

She accused him of stealing her money.

它是基本人权。

Tā shì jīběn rénquán.

It's a basic human right.

没有人能剥夺你的人权。

Méiyǒu rén néng bōduó nǐ de rénquán.

No one can deprive of your human rights.

他被搜查了。

Tā bèi sōuchále.

He was searched.

我被搜查了。

Wǒ bèi sōuchále.

I was searched.

他被妻子诬陷了。

Tā bèi qīzi wūxiànle.

He was framed by his wife.

他说自己是被同事诬陷的。

Tā shuō zìjǐ shì bèi tóngshì wūxiàn de.

He said he was framed by a colleague.

签名是伪造的。

Qiānmíng shì wěizào de.

The signature had been a forgery.

伪造证明是违法的，你千万别试。

Wěizào zhèngmíng shì wéifǎ de, nǐ qiānwàn biéshì.

Faking a certificate is illegal, so don't ever try it.

他更改了遗嘱。

Tā gēnggǎile yízhǔ.

He changed his will.

他没立遗嘱就死了。

Tā méi lì yízhǔ jiù sǐle.

He died without having made a will.

他被指控偷钱。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng tōu qián.

He was accused of stealing money.

他指控我偷了他的手表。

Tā zhǐkòng wǒ tōule tā de shǒubiǎo.

He accused me of having stolen his watch.

他涉嫌杀人，警察在调查。

Tā shèxián shārén, jǐngchá zài diàochá.

He is suspected of murder, and the police are investigating.

新闻里说，有三个人涉嫌违法。

Xīnwén lǐ shuō, yǒu sān gè rén shèxián wéifǎ.

The news says three people are suspected of breaking the law.

检察院已经立案了。

Jiǎncháyuàn yǐjīng lì'àn le.

The procuratorate has already opened a case.

公司要先去有关部门立案。

Gōngsī yào xiān qù yǒuguān bùmén lì'àn.

The company must first register with the relevant department.

他触犯了法律。

Tā chùfànle fǎlǜ.

He broke the law.

你触犯了规则。

Nǐ chùfànle guīzé.

You broke the rules.

国王下令把囚犯释放。

Guówáng xiàlìng bǎ qiúfàn shìfàng.

The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.

每个人都对囚犯表示同情。

Měige rén dōu duì qiúfàn biǎoshì tóngqíng.

Everybody showed sympathy toward the prisoner.

罪犯没有放人质们走。

Zuìfàn méiyǒu fàng rénzhìmen zǒu.

The criminal didn't let the hostages go.

那些人质现在都安全吗？

Nèixiē rénzhì xiànzài dōu ānquán ma?

Are all those hostages safe now?

他因为抢劫被通缉了。

Tā yīnwèi qiǎngjié bèi tōngjīle.

He was put on the wanted list for robbery.

他已被公安机关通缉多年。

Tā yǐ bèi gōng'ānjīguān tōngjī duōnián.

He has been listed as wanted by the public security authorities for many years.

法官裁定这份合同无效。

Fǎguān cáidìng zhè fèn hétong wúxiào.

The judge ruled that this contract is invalid.

法院的裁定明天就会公布。

Fǎyuàn de cáidìng míngtiān jiù huì gōngbù.

The court's ruling will be announced tomorrow.

他靠不法手段赚了很多钱。

Tā kào bùfǎ shǒuduàn zhuànle hěn duō qián.

He made a lot of money by illegal means.

警察抓住了一个不法商人。

Jǐngchá zhuāzhùle yí gè bùfǎ shāngrén.

The police caught an illegal dealer.

你是不是吸毒吸傻了？

Nǐ shìbúshì xīdú xī shǎle?

Do you have a drug problem?

他因为吸毒被警察抓走了。

Tā yīnwèi xīdú bèi jǐngchá zhuāzǒule.

He was taken away by the police for taking drugs.

海关扣押了那批货物。

Hǎiguān kòuyāle nà pī huòwù.

Customs seized that shipment of goods.

海关扣押了一批走私货。

Hǎiguān kòuyāle yì pī zǒusīhuò.

Customs detained a shipment of smuggled goods.

办理公证要带身份证吗？

Bànlǐ gōngzhèng yào dài shēnfènzhèng ma?

Do I need to bring my ID to get something notarized?

我下午要去办遗嘱公证。

Wǒ xiàwǔ yào qù bàn yízhǔ gōngzhèng.

I'm going to get my will notarized this afternoon.

他受到严重的虐待。

Tā shòudào yánzhòng de nüèdài.

He was treated with great cruelty.

保护动物不受虐待。

Bǎohù dòngwù bú shòu nüèdài.

Protect animals from cruelty.

学术造假比你想象的普遍。

Xuéshù zàojiǎ bǐ nǐ xiǎngxiàng de pǔbiàn.

Academic fraud is more common than you might think.

做实验不能造假，这是底线。

Zuò shíyàn bùnéng zàojiǎ, zhè shì dǐxiàn.

You can't fake results in an experiment; that's the bottom line.

要留神，他不容易受骗。

Yào liúshén, tā bù róngyì shòupiàn.

Be careful. He's not an easy one to swindle.

别受骗，这个广告是假的！

Bié shòupiàn, zhège guǎnggào shì jiǎ de!

Don't be taken in, this ad is fake!

司机违章掉头，被警察拦住了。

Sījī wéizhāng diàotóu, bèi jǐngchá lánzhùle.

The driver made an illegal U-turn and was stopped by the police.

在这里停车就是违章，要罚款的。

Zài zhèlǐ tíngchē jiùshì wéizhāng, yào fákuǎn de.

Parking here breaks the rules, and you'll be fined.

他被警察扣留了一晚。

Tā bèi jǐngchá kòuliúle yì wǎn.

He was held by the police for a night.

公司为什么扣留我的工资？

Gōngsī wèishénme kòuliú wǒ de gōngzī?

Why is the company withholding my wages?

海关昨天查获了一批假药。

Hǎiguān zuótiān cháhuòle yì pī jiǎyào.

Customs seized a batch of fake medicine yesterday.

这次行动一共查获了十把刀。

Zhècì xíngdòng yígòng cháhuòle shí bǎ dāo.

This operation seized ten knives in total.

那条大狗恐吓着路过的人。

Nà tiáo dà gǒu kǒnghèzhe lùguò de rén.

The big dog menaced the people passing by.

不要恐吓孩子，他们会害怕的。

Búyào kǒnghè háizi, tāmen huì hàipà de.

Don't menace the children, they'll be scared.

歹徒挟持了一名乘客。

Dǎitú xiéchíle yì míng chéngkè.

The criminal took a passenger hostage.

歹徒拿着刀冲进了商店。

Dǎitú názhe dāo chōngjìnle shāngdiàn.

The criminal rushed into the shop with a knife.

网络诈骗让不少老人受害。

Wǎngluò zhàpiàn ràng bùshǎo lǎorén shòuhài.

Online fraud has harmed quite a few elderly people.

这次洪水中，很多农民受害。

Zhècì hóngshuǐ zhōng, hěn duō nóngmín shòuhài.

Many farmers suffered losses in this flood.

他被殴打得快死。

Tā bèi ōudǎ de kuài sǐ.

He was beaten to within an inch of his life.

殴打别人是犯法的。

Ōudǎ biéren shì fànfǎ de.

Committing battery against others is against the law.

警犬在机场里闻行李。

Jǐngquǎn zài jīchǎng lǐ wén xíngli.

A police dog is sniffing the luggage at the airport.

经理把我们的新方案枪毙了。

Jīnglǐ bǎ wǒmen de xīn fāng'àn qiāngbìle.

The manager shot down our new proposal.

这个旧规定早该枪毙了，你说呢？

Zhège jiù guīdìng zǎo gāi qiāngbìle, nǐ shuō ne?

This old rule should have been scrapped long ago, don't you think?

歹徒劫持了一位路过的客人。

Dǎitú jiéchíle yí wèi lùguò de kèrén.

The criminal took a passing customer hostage.

据说他在回家的路上被劫持了。

Jùshuō tā zài huíjiā de lùshang bèi jiéchíle.

They say he was abducted on his way home.

这起民事案件下周开庭。

Zhè qǐ mínshì ànjiàn xiàzhōu kāitíng.

This civil case goes to court next week.

法官还没到，所以不能开庭。

Fǎguān hái méi dào, suǒyǐ bùnéng kāitíng.

The judge hasn't arrived, so the court can't begin.

他因包庇罪犯被抓了。

Tā yīn bāobì zuìfàn bèi zhuāle.

He was arrested for harboring a criminal.

他们想包庇经理的错误。

Tāmen xiǎng bāobì jīnglǐ de cuòwù.

They want to cover up the manager's mistake.

他否认自己有同伙。

Tā fǒurèn zìjǐ yǒu tónghuǒ.

He denied having any accomplice.

警察抓到了他的同伙。

Jǐngchá zhuā dàole tā de tónghuǒ.

The police caught his accomplice.

熬夜是他生病的罪魁祸首。

Áoyè shì tā shēngbìng de zuìkuíhuòshǒu.

Staying up late is the main reason he got sick.

垃圾是河水变脏的罪魁祸首。

Lājī shì héshuǐ biàn zāng de zuìkuíhuòshǒu.

Garbage is the main culprit for the river getting dirty.

轻微的案件有时不用公诉。

Qīngwēi de ànjiàn yǒushí búyòng gōngsù.

Minor cases sometimes don't require public prosecution.

指纹都是独特的。

Zhǐwén dōu shì dútè de.

Fingerprints are unique.

警察找到指纹了吗？

Jǐngchá zhǎodào zhǐwén le ma?

Did the police find any fingerprints?

我想报案，我的车不见了。

Wǒ xiǎng bào'àn, wǒ de chē bújiànle.

I'd like to report a case, because my car is missing.

钱包被偷了，快去报案吧。

Qiánbāo bèi tōule, kuài qù bào'àn ba.

Your wallet was stolen, so go report it to the police quickly.

我是个侦探。

Wǒ shì gè zhēntàn.

I'm a detective.

她把他形容为侦探。

Tā bǎ tā xíngróng wèi zhēntàn.

She described him as a detective.

除了证人，还有什么物证吗？

Chúle zhèngrén, háiyǒu shénme wùzhèng ma?

Besides the witnesses, is there any physical evidence?

没有物证，法官不能随便定罪。

Méiyǒu wùzhèng, fǎguān bùnéng suíbiàn dìngzuì.

Without material evidence, a judge can't just convict someone.

这把锁有防盗功能。

Zhè bǎ suǒ yǒu fángdào gōngnéng.

This lock has an anti-theft feature.

这款书包有防盗设计。

Zhè kuǎn shūbāo yǒu fángdào shèjì.

This backpack has an anti-theft design.

肇事的货车司机逃跑了。

Zhàoshì de huòchē sījī táopǎole.

The truck driver who caused the accident ran away.

他酒后开车肇事，被拘留了。

Tā jiǔhòu kāichē zhàoshì, bèi jūliúle.

He caused an accident by drunk driving and was detained.