庭长 (tíng zhǎng) — president of a law court; presiding judge
Definition
庭长 is the presiding judge who heads a specific court session or division (not a generic 'judge'). Pairs with 休庭 (recess) and 审理 (try a case).
noun
president of a law courtpresiding judge
Measure word · 位
Examples
- 庭长。Zhè wèi tíng zhǎng shěn lǐ guò hěn duō dà àn zi.This presiding judge has tried many major cases.
- 庭长，。Tā dāng le shí nián tíng zhǎng, jīng yàn fēi cháng fēng fù.He has been a court president for ten years and is very experienced.
- 庭长。tíng zhǎng Xuān bù xiū tíng bàn xiǎo shí.The presiding judge announced a half-hour recess.
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