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听证 (tīng zhèng) — (public) hearing (a formal procedure for presenting evidence and arguments)

Definition

A formal '(public) hearing' — a set procedure where evidence and arguments are presented before a court or government body. Always used as a fixed term, not split.

noun
(public) hearing (a formal procedure for presenting evidence and arguments)

Examples

  • 听证。
    Fǎ yuàn jué dìng jiù zhè ge àn jiàn jǔ xíng tīng zhèng.
    The court decided to hold a hearing on this case.
  • ，。
    tīng zhèng Huì shàng, gè fāng dài biǎo dōu fā biǎo le yì jiàn.
    At the hearing, representatives from all sides expressed their opinions.
  • 听证。
    Zhè cì tīng zhèng xī yǐn le dà liàng shì mín guān zhù.
    This hearing attracted a great deal of public attention.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

听tīnghear
证zhèngevidence

听 means hear and 证 means evidence; the word denotes a proceeding where evidence is heard.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聽; 听 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聽 has 耳 (ear) and 口 (mouth), used for listening; the simplified 听 is a later shortened form unrelated to that picture.

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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 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
登
登dēng證zhèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

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Appears in
Law & Justice

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