受刑 (shòu xíng) — to suffer physical punishment; to be tortured (especially as a judicial sentence)
Definition
A formal, written term for being subjected to judicial physical punishment or torture, often as a court sentence. The simpler 处罚 names the punishment itself; 受刑 emphasizes the experience of undergoing it.
verb
to suffer physical punishmentto be tortured (especially as a judicial sentence)
Examples
- 受刑。Nà ge fàn rén zuì zhōng bèi pàn le shòu xíng.That prisoner was finally sentenced to suffer punishment.
- ，。Tā yīn wèi tōu qiè, shòu le yí cì xíng.Because of theft, he suffered punishment once.
- 受刑。Méi yǒu rén yuàn yì wú yuán wú gù dì shòu xíng.No one is willing to suffer punishment for no reason.
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