缓刑 (huǎn xíng) — (law) suspended sentence, probation; (verb-object) to sentence someone to probation
Definition
A legal term for a 'suspended sentence': the court delays serving a prison term, usually with a probation period. Treat as a fixed verb-object unit (缓 + 刑) used in formal/judicial contexts.
verb
(law) suspended sentenceprobation(verb-object) to sentence someone to probation
Examples
- 缓刑。Fǎ guān pàn le tā sān nián huǎn xíng.The judge gave him a three-year suspended sentence.
- 缓刑，。Tā bèi huǎn xíng liǎng nián, bú yòng zuò láo.He was sentenced to two years of probation and doesn't need to serve time.
- 。Fǎ yuàn huǎn le tā yì nián xíng.The court granted him a one-year suspended sentence.
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