刑事

xíngshì

noun #5,976

Meanings

1 criminal (legal term)
2 penal

Characters

punishment; penalty

Examples

这是一起刑事案件。

Zhè shì yī qǐ xíngshì ànjiàn.

This is a criminal case.

他被追究刑事责任。

Tā bèi zhuījiū xíngshì zérèn.

He was held criminally responsible.

Tips

usage

刑事 is a legal term always used as a modifier: 刑事案件 (criminal case), 刑事责任 (criminal liability), 刑事法 (criminal law). Compare with 民事 (mínshì, civil).

Stroke Order

刑 xíng

事 shì