一审 (yī shěn) — first-instance trial, first hearing (in court)

Definition

The first trial in a court case; if the result is appealed, the next round is called 二审 (second instance).

noun
first-instance trialfirst hearing (in court)

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè ge àn jiàn de yī yī shěn zài sān gè yuè qián kāi tíng.
    The first-instance trial of this case opened three months ago.
  • 一审。
    Fǎ yuàn yǐ jīng duì yī shěn zuò chū le pàn jué.
    The court has already made a verdict on the first instance.
  • 一审，。
    Rú guǒ duì yī shěn jié guǒ bù mǎn yì, kě yǐ shàng sù.
    If you are not satisfied with the first-instance result, you can appeal.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīfirst
审shěntrial

The 一 in 一审 marks first and 审 names a trial, so it means the first hearing.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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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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