休庭 (xiū tíng) — to adjourn court, to recess (a court session)

Definition

Examples

• 法官宣布休庭。
  Fǎ guān xuān bù xiū tíng.
  The judge announced that court is adjourned.
• 这个案子休过三次庭才结束。
  Zhè ge àn zi xiū guò sān cì tíng cái jié shù.
  This case was adjourned three times before it ended.
• 上午休了十分钟庭。
  Shàng wǔ xiū le shí fēn zhōng tíng.
  Court was adjourned for ten minutes this morning.