初审 (chū shěn) — first trial (in court); preliminary screening (of applications, entries, etc.)

Definition

初审 (chūshěn) is the first level of a multi-stage review — a court's first trial or the initial screening round of a competition or application, before the final or second round (复试).

noun
first trial (in court)preliminary screening (of applications, entries, etc.)

Examples

  • 初审。
    Fǎ yuàn xià zhōu jiāng duì zhè ge àn zi jìn xíng chū shěn.
    The court will conduct a first trial of this case next week.
  • 初审。
    Bǐ sài de chū shěn yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le.
    The preliminary screening of the competition has already started.
  • 初审，。
    Tōng guò chū shěn hòu, zhǐ yǒu shí míng shēn qǐng rén jìn rù le fù shì.
    After the preliminary screening, only ten applicants advanced to the second round.

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.

初chūfirst
审shěnexamine

初 (first) and 审 (examine) together mean the first examination or trial.

Characters in this word

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

初 combines 衤 (clothes) and 刀 (knife), showing the start of making clothes by cutting cloth.

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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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