出庭

chūtíng

verb #3,699

Meanings

1 to appear in court
2 to testify in court

Characters

to go out; to come out

court; courtyard

Examples

他明天要出庭作证。

Tā míngtiān yào chūtíng zuòzhèng.

He has to appear in court to testify tomorrow.

律师代替他出庭了。

Lǜshī dàitì tā chūtíng le.

The lawyer appeared in court on his behalf.

Tips

memory

出 (go out) + 庭 (court/hall) — literally 'go out to the court.'

Stroke Order

出 chū

庭 tíng