人民法院

rénmín fǎyuàn
noun #84,157

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 People's Court
  2. 2 court of law (PRC)

Examples

Ànjiàn yóu dāngdìrén mínfǎ yuàn yīfǎ shěnlǐ.
The case is being tried in accordance with law by the local People's Court.
Zuìgāo rénmínfǎyuàn fābù le xīn de sīfǎ jiěshì.
The Supreme People's Court issued a new judicial interpretation.

Tips

culture
The PRC court system is tiered: 基层 (jīcéng, basic) → 中级 (zhōngjí, intermediate) → 高级 (gāojí, high) → 最高 (zuìgāo, supreme). Prosecutions are handled by 人民检察院 (rénmín jiǎncháyuàn, People's Procuratorate), not the court itself.
register
Formal legal/news term. In casual speech people just say 法院 (fǎyuàn, court).

Stroke Order

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