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陪审 (péi shěn) — to serve on a jury; to act as a juror

Definition

As a verb, 陪审 means 'to serve on a jury / act as a juror' (the related noun 陪审团 means 'jury'). It is a formal, legal term — used in courtroom contexts rather than everyday speech.

verb
to serve on a juryto act as a juror

Examples

  • 。
    Tā péi guò liǎng cì shěn.
    He has served on a jury twice.
  • 陪审。
    Tā yuàn yì wèi zhè ge àn zi péi shěn.
    He is willing to serve on the jury for this case.
  • 陪审。
    péi shěn Shì gōng mín de zhòng yào quán lì zhī yī.
    Serving on a jury is one of the important rights of citizens.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

陪péiaccompany
审shěnexamine

陪 (accompany) and 审 (examine) combine to mean accompanying a court in examining a case.

Characters in this word

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
阜阜fùsoil mountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu陪péi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

陪 pairs 阜, a mound of piled-up soil, with 咅 as a sound part; the mound gives the sense of joining up or staying close, as in accompanying.

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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.

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Appears in
Law & Justice

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