无期徒刑

無期徒刑
wúqītúxíng
noun #18,739

Meanings

  1. 1 life imprisonment
  2. 2 life sentence

Examples

Fǎyuàn pànchǔ tā wúqī túxíng.
The court sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Wúqī túxíng shì jǐncì yú sǐxíng de zuì yánlì chǔfá.
Life imprisonment is the most severe punishment after the death penalty.

Tips

grammar
无期 means 'without a fixed term' and 徒刑 means 'imprisonment'. In Chinese law, 无期徒刑 doesn't literally mean forever — inmates may be eligible for parole after serving a minimum period.

Stroke Order

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