Chinese word

口供

Pronunciation

Pinyinkǒu gòng

Meaning

  • nounstatement

Example

警方记录了他的口供。jǐng fāng jì lù le tā de kǒu gòng

The police recorded his statement.

Illustration for 口供 (statement)

More examples

他当时没有作任何口供。tā dāng shí méi yǒu zuò rèn hé kǒu gòng

At the time, he made no statement.

Core concept

Words given to officials are preserved as a formal record for an inquiry or case.

Similar words

供词gòng cí: A spoken account given to investigators by a suspect or witness and written into an official record.
证言zhèng yán: A witness's spoken account of an event, considered important in legal proceedings.
陈述chén shù: An explanation or account of events or opinions expressed in one's own words.

Definition in Chinese

以口头方式向有关机关提供的陈述或证言，通常记录入笔录并可作为侦查或法庭参考的供词。yǐ kǒu tóu fāng shì xiàng yǒu guān jī guān tí gōng de chén shù huò zhèng yán tōng cháng jì lù rù bǐ lù bìng kě zuò wéi zhēn chá huò fǎ tíng cān kǎo de gòng cí

Word origin

口 (kǒu, "mouth") + 供 (gòng, "provide") presents speech as information supplied for an official record.

Usage tips

  • Although the final record may be written, this word refers to what a person says aloud rather than to a document prepared independently.

Other meanings

  • testimonynoun
  • confessionnoun

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