被告席

bèigàoxí

noun #24,412

Measure Word

一个被告席 gè

Meanings

1 defendant's seat
2 dock (in a courtroom)

Characters

passive marker / to be subjected to

to accuse / to sue / to inform

seat / mat / banquet

Examples

HSK 1

他第一次坐上了被告席。

Tā dìyī cì zuò shàng le bèigàoxí.

He sat in the defendant's seat for the first time.

HSK 6

被告站在被告席上，神情紧张。

Bèigào zhàn zài bèigàoxí shàng, shénqíng jǐnzhāng.

The defendant stood in the dock, looking tense.

Tips

memory

被告 means 'defendant' (被 = passive marker, 告 = to sue/accuse), and 席 means 'seat.' So 被告席 is literally 'the seat of the person being accused.'

Stroke Order

被 bèi

告 gào

席 xí