用刑 (yòng xíng) — aplicar tortura; usar castigo corporal; someter a alguien a tortura
Definición
A formal/literary verb meaning 'to apply torture or corporal punishment,' typically by an authority (police, court) against a suspect or prisoner. Pairs with the object 刑 'punishment/torture' rather than taking a person as direct object.
verb
aplicar torturausar castigo corporalsometer a alguien a tortura
Ejemplos
- 用刑。Bù néng suí biàn duì fàn rén yòng xíng.You cannot casually torture prisoners.
- 。Tā men duì tā yòng le zhòng xíng.They applied severe torture to him.
- 用刑。Guò qù jǐng chá jīng cháng yòng xíng bī gòng.In the past, police often tortured to extract confessions.
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