Chinese word

审判

Pronunciation

Pinyinshěn pàn

Meaning

  • nountrial

Example

法院正在进行审判。fǎ yuàn zhèng zài jìn xíng shěn pàn

The court is conducting a trial.

Illustration for 审判 (trial)

More examples

重大案件通常要进行公开审判。zhòng dà àn jiàn tōng cháng yào jìn xíng gōng kāi shěn pàn

Serious cases usually undergo a public trial.

Core concept

A courtroom path from examining a dispute to deciding responsibility and issuing a ruling.

Common phrases

  • 进行审判jìn xíng shěn pàn

    conduct a trial

  • 公开审判gōng kāi shěn pàn

    public trial

  • 主持审判zhǔ chí shěn pàn

    preside over a trial

Similar words

庭审tíng shěn: A court hearing where the parties' statements and evidence are examined in public.
审理shén lǐ: A legal process of carefully examining a case's facts and evidence before reaching a decision.
审讯shěn xùn: A formal questioning process for parties or witnesses during a trial or investigation.
判决pàn jué: The court's final decision after examining a case, which determines its legal result.

Definition in Chinese

审判指法院对争议案件进行审理、判断责任并作出裁决的法律行为或程序。shěn pàn zhǐ fǎ yuàn duì zhēng yì àn jiàn jìn xíng shén lǐ pàn duàn zé rèn bìng zuò chū cái jué de fǎ lǜ xíng wéi huò chéng xù

Word origin

审判 (shěnpàn, "trial") combines 审 (shěn, "examine") with 判 (pàn, "decide"), matching a court process that examines a case and reaches a decision.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this noun belongs especially to news and official speech because it names the court's formal process rather than casual talk about a case.

Opposites

Related words

  • 审判长shěn pàn zhǎngpresiding judgenoun
  • 审判员shěn pàn yuánjudgenoun
  • 审判权shěn pàn quánjudicial powernoun

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