以身试法
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
to defy the law knowingly
Character by character
以yǐ
with
with
身shēn
one’s body
one’s body
试shì
test
test
法fǎ
the law
the law
Example
明知这样做违法，他还是以身试法。
Knowing full well it was illegal, he defied the law all the same.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Learn this in Lesson 104 · HSK 7–9: 法律与合同 (Law and contracts)
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