保释金

保釋金
bǎoshìjīn
noun #9,647

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bail
  2. 2 bail money

Examples

HSK 7-9
Fǎguān shèdìng le wǔshíwàn yuán de bǎoshìjīn.
The judge set bail at 500,000 yuan.
HSK 7-9
Tā de jiārén còuqí le bǎoshìjīn.
His family scraped together the bail money.
HSK 7-9
Xiányírén jiāo le bǎoshìjīn hòu bèi shìfàng.
The suspect was released after paying bail.

Tips

usage
保释金 is the money itself. The verb phrase for posting bail is 交保释金. To be released on bail is 保释出狱.
culture
China's bail system (取保候审) works differently from Western systems. 保释金 is more commonly encountered in translations of foreign news or legal dramas.

Stroke Order

bǎo
shì
jīn