保释金

保釋金

bǎoshìjīn

noun #9,647

Measure Word

一笔保释金 bǐ

Meanings

1 bail
2 bail money

Characters

to protect; to guarantee

to release; to explain

Examples

法官设定了五十万元的保释金。

Fǎguān shèdìng le wǔshí wàn yuán de bǎoshìjīn.

The judge set bail at 500,000 yuan.

他的家人凑齐了保释金。

Tā de jiārén còuqí le bǎoshìjīn.

His family scraped together the bail money.

嫌疑人交了保释金后被释放。

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 (jiāo bǎoshìjīn). To be released on bail is 保释出狱 (bǎoshì chūyù).

culture

China's bail system (取保候审 qǔbǎo hòushěn) works differently from Western systems. 保释金 is more commonly encountered in translations of foreign news or legal dramas.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

释 shì

金 jīn