闭庭

閉庭

bìtíng

verb

Meanings

HSK 6

庭审持续了四个小时才闭庭。

Tíngshěn chíxù le sì ge xiǎoshí cái bìtíng.

The trial lasted four hours before the court adjourned.

HSK 7-9

法官宣布闭庭，择日宣判。

Fǎguān xuānbù bìtíng, zérì xuānpàn.

The judge declared the court adjourned, with the verdict to be announced later.

usage

The opposite of 开庭 (open court / begin hearing). Formal courtroom vocabulary you'll hear from 法官 (judge) or in legal news; not conversational.

闭 bì

庭 tíng