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判决 (pàn jué) — to pass judgment (on a court case); to sentence (to a penalty)

Definition

Used specifically for a court's final ruling on a case — a judge 判决. 比 审判 (the trial process) more final, and more legally formal than the general 判断 (to judge/assess).

verb
to pass judgment (on a court case)to sentence (to a penalty)

Examples

  • 判决。
    Fǎ yuàn pàn jué tā wú zuì shì fàng.
    The court acquitted him and set him free.
  • 判决。
    Fǎ guān xū yào zǐ xì shěn chá zhèng jù cái néng pàn jué.
    The judge needs to carefully examine the evidence before passing judgment.
  • 判决。
    Zhè ge àn zi zhōng yú pàn jué le.
    This case has finally been decided.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

判pànjudge
决juédecide

判 and 决 both point to deciding a case, together forming the idea of a court's ruling.

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
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
半
半bàn判pàn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

判 combines 刀, a knife, with 半, which provides the sound.

Open 判 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 決; 决 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
夬
夬guài決jué
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 決 has 氵 (water) and 夬, which gives the sound. This describes 決, not the simplified 决.

Open 决 →
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