HSK · Level 96
45 words
Chinese word
判处
Pronunciation
Pinyinpàn chǔ
Meaning
- verbsentence
Example
法庭判处他2000元罚款。fǎ tíng pàn chǔ tā 2000 yuán fá kuǎn
The court sentenced him to pay a fine of 2,000 yuan.
More examples
法院判处他有期徒刑七年。fǎ yuàn pàn chǔ tā yǒu qī tú xíng qī nián
The court sentenced him to seven years in prison.
Core concept
A court's ruling turns a judgment about wrongdoing into a stated legal consequence.
Common phrases
判处有期徒刑pàn chǔ yǒu qī tú xíng
sentence to fixed-term imprisonment
判处缓刑pàn chǔ huǎn xíng
sentence to probation
判处罚款pàn chǔ fá kuǎn
impose a fine
Similar words
宣判xuān pàn: Announce the result of a trial and its sentence in public.
判决pàn jué: Reach a legal decision about a case after considering its facts.
判刑pàn xíng: Sentence someone found guilty to a criminal punishment.
处罚chǔ fá: Give a fine or other official penalty for breaking a rule or law.
Definition in Chinese
司法机关根据事实和法律作出判断并依法宣告对当事人实施的具体处罚。sī fǎ jī guān gēn jù shì shí hé fǎ lǜ zuò chū pàn duàn bìng yī fǎ xuān gào duì dāng shì rén shí shī de jù tǐ chǔ fá
Word origin
判 (pàn, "judge") supplies the decision in a case, while 处 (chǔ, "deal with") supplies the official handling that follows, giving the compound its judicial sense.
Usage tips
- For everyday learners, the main usage point is register: this verb belongs chiefly to courtroom language and formal reports rather than casual conversation.
Other meanings
- pronounceverb
Opposites
- 释放shì fàngreleaseverb
- 赦免shè miǎnpardonverb
Related words
- 判刑pàn xíngsentence to prisonverb
- 判决pàn juéruleverb
- 判罚pàn fápunishverb