Chinese word

土匪

Pronunciation

Pinyintǔ fěi

Meaning

  • nounbandit

Example

昨天村里来了几个土匪。zuó tiān cūn lǐ lái le jǐ gè tú fěi

Yesterday, several bandits came to the village.

Illustration for 土匪 (bandit)

More examples

警方经过侦查，抓获了几个土匪。jǐng fāng jīng guò zhēn chá zhuā huò le jǐ gè tú fěi

After investigating, the police captured several bandits.

Core concept

An armed outlaw group operating from rural or mountain areas and living by raids.

Common phrases

  • 土匪洗劫tú fěi xǐ jié

    bandits plunder

  • 土匪盘踞tú fěi pán jù

    bandits occupy

Similar words

强盗qiáng dào: A person or group that takes property through force or threats.
盗贼dào zéi: A thief or group of thieves who steal other people's property.
匪徒fěi tú: An armed group of outlaws involved in criminal acts.
山贼shān zéi: A bandit who operates in the mountains and raids travelers or villages.

Definition in Chinese

在乡村或山林等地以抢劫、掠夺为生的武装盗匪，通常以小股团伙活动zài xiāng cūn huò shān lín děng dì yǐ qiǎng jié lüè duó wéi shēng de wǔ zhuāng dào fěi tōng cháng yǐ xiǎo gǔ tuán huǒ huó dòng

Word origin

土匪 (tǔfěi, "bandit") combines 土 (tǔ, "land") with 匪 (fěi, "bandit or outlaw"), giving the word its rural-outlaw sense.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word often evokes historical stories or reports from remote areas rather than an ordinary urban crime, so it has a marked setting and register.

Other meanings

  • robbernoun
  • mountain banditnoun

Opposites

  • 治安力量zhì ān lì liàngpublic security forcesnoun

Related words

  • 土匪分子tú fěi fèn zǐbandit group membernoun
  • 土匪窝tú fěi wōbandit hideoutnoun

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