徒刑

túxíng

noun #24,959

Meanings

HSK 5

无期徒刑意味着终身监禁。

Wúqī-túxíng yìwèizhe zhōngshēn jiānjìn.

Life imprisonment means being imprisoned for life.

HSK 7-9

他被判处十年有期徒刑。

Tā bèi pànchǔ shí nián yǒuqī-túxíng.

He was sentenced to ten years in prison.

HSK 7-9

法院对他判处了三年有期徒刑。

Fǎyuàn duì tā pànchǔ le sān nián yǒuqī-túxíng.

The court sentenced him to three years of imprisonment.

usage

有期徒刑 (fixed-term imprisonment) and 无期徒刑 (life imprisonment) are the two main forms. 徒刑 is the formal legal term used in Chinese criminal law.

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