二审 (èr shěn) — (law) second trial; appellate trial; second instance

Definition

noun
(law) second trialappellate trialsecond instance

Examples

  • 二审。
    Zhè ge àn zi yǐ jīng jìn rù èr shěn chéng xù.
    This case has entered the second trial procedure.
  • ,二审。
    Tā duì pàn jué bù fú, tí qǐ le èr shěn.
    He disagreed with the judgment and filed for a second trial.
  • 二审。
    èr shěn De fǎ yuàn shì zhōng jí rén mín fǎ yuàn.
    The court for the second trial is the intermediate people's court.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

二èrsecond

二 marks the second round and 审 names the trial, together meaning a second-instance trial.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

二 is drawn as two parallel strokes, where the number of strokes shows the amount.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

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