徒刑 (túxíng): prison sentence

Meanings

Tā bèi pàn chǔ shí nián yǒuqī túxíng.

He was sentenced to ten years in prison.

Wúqī túxíng yìwèizhe zhōngshēn jiānjìn.

Life imprisonment means being imprisoned for life.

Fǎyuàn duì tā pànchǔle 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.

徒 tú

刑 xíng