陪审

陪審

péishěn

verb #20,839

Meanings

1 to serve on a jury
2 jury (as modifier)

Characters

to accompany / to assist

to examine / to try (a case) / to investigate

Examples

HSK 6

他被选为陪审员参与庭审。

Tā bèi xuǎn wéi péishěnyuán cānyù tíngshěn.

He was selected as a juror to participate in the trial.

HSK 7-9

陪审团一致裁定被告有罪。

Péishěntuán yīzhì cáidìng bèigào yǒuzuì.

The jury unanimously found the defendant guilty.

Tips

usage

陪审 is the root for 陪审员 (juror) and 陪审团 (jury). The jury system exists in some Chinese jurisdictions in modified forms (人民陪审员, people's assessors), but is quite different from Western jury systems.

Stroke Order

陪 péi

审 shěn