一审 (yī shěn) — first-instance trial, first hearing (in court)

Definition

The first trial in a court case; if the result is appealed, the next round is called 二审 (second instance).

noun

first-instance trialfirst hearing (in court)

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Zhè ge àn jiàn de yī yī shěn zài sān gè yuè qián kāi tíng.
The first-instance trial of this case opened three months ago.
一审。
Fǎ yuàn yǐ jīng duì yī shěn zuò chū le pàn jué.
The court has already made a verdict on the first instance.
一审，。
Rú guǒ duì yī shěn jié guǒ bù mǎn yì, kě yǐ shàng sù.
If you are not satisfied with the first-instance result, you can appeal.