受刑

shòuxíng

verb #30,801

Meanings

1 to be punished corporally
2 to be tortured
3 to be executed

Characters

to receive; to suffer

punishment; torture

Examples

HSK 7-9

犯人在狱中受刑。

Fànrén zài yùzhōng shòuxíng.

The prisoner was tortured in jail.

HSK 7-9

他不愿屈服，宁可受刑。

Tā bú yuàn qūfú, nìngkě shòuxíng.

He refused to yield and chose to endure punishment instead.

Tips

usage

受刑 = 受 (to receive) + 刑 (corporal punishment). It always describes being on the receiving end of physical punishment - beating, torture, or execution. The opposite role (carrying it out) is 用刑 or 行刑.

Stroke Order

受 shòu

刑 xíng