出庭 (chū tíng) — to appear in court (as a defendant, lawyer, or… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/legal term for appearing in court as a party, lawyer, or witness. Used in written reports and courtrooms rather than everyday speech.

verb

to appear in court (as a defendant, lawyer, or witness)

Examples

出庭。
Lǜ shī míng tiān chū tíng wèi kè hù biàn hù.
The lawyer will appear in court tomorrow to defend the client.
。
Tā zuò wéi guān jiàn zhèng rén yǐ jīng chū le sān cì tíng.
He has already appeared in court three times as a key witness.
出庭。
Fǎ guān xuān bù le xià cì chū tíng de shí jiān.
The judge announced the time for the next court appearance.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

出, to appear, and 庭, court, together mean appear in court.

Characters in this word

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

止止zhǐfoot
凵凵kǎncave

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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

广廷庭

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

廷

廷tíng庭tíng

Same sound today

庭 combines 广 with 廷. The 廷 part gives the sound, and 广 is the meaning part.

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