死刑

sǐxíng

noun #2,934

Meanings

1 death penalty
2 capital punishment

Characters

punishment; penalty

Examples

HSK 7-9

他被判处了死刑。

Tā bèi pànchǔ le sǐxíng.

He was sentenced to death.

HSK 7-9

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 (to sentence to death), 执行死刑 (to carry out the death penalty), 死缓 (death sentence with reprieve).

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

刑 xíng