盘审

盤審
pánshěn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to interrogate
  2. 2 to question closely
  3. 3 to grill

Examples

HSK 5
Tā bèi hǎiguān rényuán pánshěn le hěn jiǔ.
He was questioned at length by customs officers.
HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng duì xiányírén jìnxíng le jǐ gè xiǎoshí de pánshěn.
The police interrogated the suspect for several hours.

Tips

memory
盘 here means 'to question round and round' (same 盘 as in 盘问 'cross-examine'); 审 = to investigate / try in court. Together: a methodical, circling interrogation.
register
Slightly formal. In casual speech 盘问 is more common; 审讯 is the courtroom term.

Stroke Order

盘 pán
审 shěn