提审

提審

tíshěn

verb #33,437

Meanings

1 to bring (a suspect) up for interrogation
2 to commit (someone) for trial
3 (of a higher court) to take over a case for review

Characters

to lift; to bring up; to mention

to interrogate; to examine; to try (a case)

Examples

HSK 4

高级法院决定提审此案。

Gāojí fǎyuàn juédìng tíshěn cǐ àn.

The higher court decided to take over this case for review.

HSK 7-9

警方明天将提审嫌疑人。

Jǐngfāng míngtiān jiāng tíshěn xiányírén.

The police will bring the suspect in for questioning tomorrow.

Tips

usage

提审 has two distinct legal meanings: (1) bringing a detained person from the holding cell to the interrogation room or courtroom, and (2) a higher court withdrawing a case from a lower court to retry it itself. Context disambiguates.

register

Formal legal/police register. In TV crime dramas, you'll hear 提审犯人 - 'bring the prisoner up for questioning'.

Stroke Order

提 tí

审 shěn