审理 (shěn lǐ) — to hear (a case); to try (a case in court) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

审理 (shěnlǐ) is a formal legal verb meaning to hear and try a case in court. Use 受理 when the court first accepts the case; 审 is a shorter formal synonym. It is unrelated to 听/听见 (perceiving sound).

verb

to hear (a case)to try (a case in court)

Examples

审理。
Zhè ge àn jiàn yǐ jīng shěn lǐ le sān gè yuè.
This case has been tried for three months.
审理。
Fǎ guān zhèng zài zǐ xì shěn lǐ zhèng jù.
The judge is carefully hearing the evidence.
审理，。
shěn lǐ Jié shù hòu, fǎ yuàn jiāng xuān bù pàn jué.
After the hearing, the court will announce the verdict.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

审shěnexamine

理lǐhandle/process

审理 combines 审 (examine) and 理 (handle/process), as in hearing a legal case.

Characters in this word

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.

宀釆田審

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ理lǐ

Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 HSK 2.0 Level 6 Law & Justice

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