再犯

zàifàn
  1. to re-offend
  2. repeat offender; recidivist

CEDICT

  1. (law) repeat offender; recidivist
  2. (law) to reoffend
  3. (medicine) to get sick again; to relapse
  4. repeat offender; recidivist
  5. to get sick again; to relapse
  6. to make a mistake again
  7. to reoffend
  8. to violate again; to intrude again

Wiktionary

第一次犯罪已經確定判決後，再次犯罪的行為，稱為「再犯」。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我不會再犯那錯了。

I won't make that mistake again.

Source: Tatoeba

不要再犯同樣的錯了。

Don't make the same mistake again.

Source: Tatoeba

如果那个男人再犯一个错误，我就开除他。

If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 再 zài
  1. again; once more; re-
  2. further; beyond this point of time
  3. (before an adjective) more
  4. then (after sth, and not until then)
  5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 yě or 都 dōu for emphasis)
  6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 zàizé, 再就是 zàijiùshì etc)
  7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
2 犯 fàn
  1. to violate
  2. to offend
  3. to assault
  4. criminal
  5. crime
  6. to make a mistake
  7. recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

Containing this entry

一犯再犯 yīfànzàifàn to keep doing (the wrong thing)