被告席

bèigàoxí

noun #24,412

Measure Word

一个被告席 gè

Meanings

1 defendant's seat
2 dock (in a courtroom)

Characters

passive marker / to be subjected to

to accuse / to sue / to inform

seat / mat / banquet

Examples

被告站在被告席上，神情紧张。

Bèigào zhàn zài bèigàoxí shàng, shénqíng jǐnzhāng.

The defendant stood in the dock, looking tense.

他第一次坐上了被告席。

Tā dìyī cì zuò shàng le bèigàoxí.

He sat in the defendant's seat for the first time.

Tips

memory

被告 means 'defendant' (被 = passive marker, 告 = to sue/accuse), and 席 means 'seat.' So 被告席 is literally 'the seat of the person being accused.'

Stroke Order

被 bèi

告 gào

席 xí