休庭 (xiū tíng) — to adjourn court, to recess (a court session) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal legal term meaning 'to adjourn a court session' — used in courtrooms and legal reports, not in everyday speech.

verb

to adjourn courtto recess (a court session)

Examples

休庭。
Fǎ guān xuān bù xiū tíng.
The judge announced that court is adjourned.
。
Zhè ge àn zi xiū guò sān cì tíng cái jié shù.
This case was adjourned three times before it ended.
。
Shàng wǔ xiū le shí fēn zhōng tíng.
Court was adjourned for ten minutes this morning.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

休 means stop or rest, and 庭 refers to the court, so the meaning is halting a court session.

Characters in this word

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

人人rénman
木木mùtree

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

广廷庭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

廷

廷tíng庭tíng

Same sound today

庭 combines 广 with 廷. The 廷 part gives the sound, and 广 is the meaning part.

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