引渡 (yǐn dù) — (law) to extradite | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A legal term meaning to extradite (hand over a suspect or convict from one country to another for trial). Almost always used in formal/law contexts.

verb

(law) to extradite

Examples

引渡。
Liǎng guó qiān shǔ le yǐn dù tiáo yuē.
The two countries signed an extradition treaty.
引渡。
Zhè ge zuì fàn jiāng bèi yǐn dù huí tā de guó jiā.
This criminal will be extradited back to his country.
引渡。
Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài chǔ lǐ yǐn dù shēn qǐng.
The government is processing the extradition request.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

The sense of 引 as leading is completed by 渡 as crossing.

Characters in this word

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

弓弓gōngbow
丿丿piěindicatory stroke

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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

氵度渡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

度

度dù渡dù

Same sound today

渡 has 氵, water, beside 度, which gives the sound.

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