死刑

sǐxíng

noun #2,934

Meanings

1 death penalty
2 capital punishment

Characters

punishment; penalty

Examples

他被判处了死刑。

Tā bèi pànchǔ le sǐxíng.

He was sentenced to death.

很多国家已经废除了死刑。

Hěnduō guójiā yǐjīng fèichú le sǐxíng.

Many countries have abolished the death penalty.

Tips

usage

Related terms: 判死刑 (pàn sǐxíng, to sentence to death), 执行死刑 (zhíxíng sǐxíng, to carry out the death penalty), 死缓 (sǐhuǎn, death sentence with reprieve).

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

刑 xíng