审讯 (shěn xùn) — to interrogate (a suspect or witness); to try (a legal case in court)
Definition
审讯 means to formally interrogate a suspect/witness or to try a case in court. It stresses the official, judicial setting — heavier and more procedural than the everyday 问 or 问话.
verb
to interrogate (a suspect or witness)to try (a legal case in court)
Examples
- 审讯。Jǐng chá zhèng zài shěn xùn xián yí rén.The police are interrogating the suspect.
- 审讯。Fǎ guān xuān bù míng tiān jì xù shěn xùn cǐ àn.The judge announced that the trial of this case will continue tomorrow.
- 审讯。Tā zài shěn xùn guò chéng zhōng chéng rèn le zuì xíng.He confessed to the crime during the interrogation.
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