死缓

死緩
sǐhuǎn
noun #53,554

Meanings

  1. 1 suspended death sentence
  2. 2 death sentence with a two-year reprieve

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā bèi pàn le sǐhuǎn.
He was given a suspended death sentence.
HSK 7-9
Sǐhuǎn fànrén rúguǒ liǎng nián nèi méiyou gùyì fànzuì, jiù huì jiǎn wéi wúqī túxíng.
If a prisoner under a suspended death sentence commits no intentional crime within two years, the sentence is reduced to life imprisonment.

Tips

usage
Short for 死刑缓期执行, "death penalty, execution deferred", a sentence in mainland Chinese law. It counts as a death sentence, not a separate penalty, but in practice almost never ends in execution. A death sentence carried out at once is 死刑立即执行.

Stroke Order

死 sǐ
缓 huǎn