听审

聽審

tīngshěn

verb

Meanings

1 to attend a court hearing
2 to take part in a trial
3 to sit in on a trial

Characters

to try (a case) / interrogate

Examples

HSK 5

明天上午九点开庭，请准时听审。

Míngtiān shàngwǔ jiǔ diǎn kāitíng, qǐng zhǔnshí tīngshěn.

The court convenes at nine tomorrow morning; please be on time for the hearing.

HSK 6

记者在法庭旁听审了整个过程。

Jìzhě zài fǎtíng páng tīngshěn le zhěnggè guòchéng.

Reporters sat in on the entire trial.

Tips

usage

Legal register. 听 'listen' + 审 'try / interrogate' = 'listen to / attend a trial.' Compare 旁听 ('sit in / audit') and 审理 ('to hear and decide a case').

Stroke Order

听 tīng

审 shěn