Definition
陪审 is a verb-object (离合词) meaning 'to serve on a jury' or 'to act as a juror', primarily used in legal contexts. As a separable verb, the two syllables can be split: you can insert a measure word or duration between them, e.g., 陪过审 'have served as a juror', 陪了一次审 'served on a jury once'. It also appears in common compounds such as 陪审团 'jury' and 陪审员 'juror'.
v.o.
to serve on a juryto act as a juror
Examples
- 。Tā péi guò liǎng cì shěn.He has served on a jury twice.
- 陪审。Tā yuànyì wèi zhège ànzi péi shěn.He is willing to serve on the jury for this case.
- 陪审。péi shěn shì gōngmín de zhòngyào quánlì zhī yī.Serving on a jury is one of the important rights of citizens.
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