一审法院

一審法院
yīshěn fǎyuàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 court of first instance
  2. 2 trial court

Examples

Běn'àn de yīshěn fǎyuàn shì shì zhōngjí rénmín fǎyuàn.
The court of first instance for this case is the municipal intermediate people's court.
Dāngshìrén bùfú yīshěn fǎyuàn pànjué, tíqǐ shàngsù.
Dissatisfied with the trial court's judgment, the party appealed.

Tips

culture
China follows a 两审终审制 (two-trial final judgment system): every case has only two instances - a 一审 (first instance, trial) and a 二审 (second instance, appeal), after which the judgment is final. Distinct from the US multi-level appellate system.

Stroke Order

shěn
yuàn