提审 (tí shěn) — bring (a suspect) before a court; review (a case tried by a lower court)

Definition

A legal verb with two related senses: to bring a suspect or defendant before a court for questioning, or for a higher court to review a case from a lower court. Formal term used in judicial contexts.

verb
bring (a suspect) before a courtreview (a case tried by a lower court)

Examples

  • 提审。
    Fǎ yuàn jué dìng míng tiān tí shěn nà ge xián yí rén.
    The court decided to bring that suspect before the court tomorrow.
  • 提审。
    Shàng jí fǎ yuàn zhèng zài tí shěn zhè ge àn jiàn.
    The higher court is reviewing this case.
  • 提审，。
    Fǎ guān tí shěn le bèi gào rén, xún wèn le guān jiàn zhèng jù.
    The judge brought the defendant before the court and questioned the key evidence.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

提tíbring
审shěntrial

提 means bring and 审 means trial; together they describe bringing a case or suspect up for trial.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
是
是shì提tí
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

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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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