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受审 (shòu shěn) — to stand trial; to be tried (in court)

Definition

受审 (shòu shěn) is a formal, courtroom term meaning 'to stand trial / be tried as a defendant', used for the accused in legal contexts. Contrast with 审讯 (shěn xùn), which refers to the authorities interrogating or examining the suspect.

verb
to stand trialto be tried (in court)

Examples

  • 受审。
    Fàn zuì xián yí rén jiāng zài xià zhōu shòu shěn.
    The criminal suspect will stand trial next week.
  • 受审。
    Zhè ge àn jiàn de bèi gào rén yǐ jīng shòu shěn duō cì.
    The defendant in this case has been tried many times.
  • 受审。
    Tā yīn tān wū zuì shòu shěn.
    He stood trial for corruption.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

受shòureceive
审shěntrial

受 means receive or undergo, and 审 means trial; the form describes undergoing a trial.

Characters in this word

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

受 possibly combines 爪 and 又 as hands with 舟 as a boat, to show handing something over.

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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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