Chinese Word: 刑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

刑HSK 6

Pinyin: xíng

English Definition: punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment

Chinese Definition:
①对犯罪的处罚：刑罚。刑法。刑律。刑事。执刑。服刑。［例］以五刑纠万民。——《周礼·大司寇》。［例］刑者，恶之末也。——《管子·心术》。［例］五刑者，五常之鞭策也。——《白虎通》。［例］刑者，惩恶而禁后者也。——《说苑·政理》。［例］严断刑罚。——《左传·昭公六年》。疏：“对文则加罪为刑，收赎为罚。散则刑罚通也。”［例］论其刑赏。——诸葛亮《出师表》。［例］怒而滥用刑。——唐·魏征《谏太宗十思疏》。［例］因摸地上刑械。——清·方苞《左忠毅公逸事》。［合］死刑；徒刑；刑均(受到同样的刑罚)；刑劫(滥用刑罚。刑，刑罚；劫，挟持)；刑杖(刑具，行刑用的棍棒)。
②特指对犯人的体罚：刑讯。受刑。刑具。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 刀

Ideographic: A man 刂 in jail 开

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 开 [ kāi ] to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
- 刂 [ dāo ] knife

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Example Words

刑事	xíng shì	criminal; penal	HSK 6
刑法	xíng fǎ	criminal law
死刑	sǐ xíng	death penalty
有期徒刑	yǒu qī tú xíng	limited term of imprisonment (i.e. anything less than life imprisonment)
刑警	xíng jǐng	abbr. for 刑事警察 ; criminal police

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Example Sentences

1		xíng fá 刑罚 yīng dāng 应当 yǔ 与 zuì xíng 罪行 xiāng chèn 相称。 The punishment should fit the crime.
2		tā 他 yīn 因 fàn zuì 犯罪 bèi 被 pàn xíng 判刑 10年。 He was sentenced to 10 years for the crime he committed.
3		tā 他 yīn wèi 因为 zhì zuò 制作 dào bǎn 盗版 dié piàn 碟片 ér 而 bèi 被 pàn xíng 判刑。 He was sentenced for producing pirated discs.
4		tā 他 bèi 被 pàn chǔ 判处 sǐ xíng 死刑， yīn wèi 因为 tā shā 他杀 le 了 sān 三 gè rén 个人。 He was sentenced to death because he killed three people.
5		fǎ guān 法官 duì 对 bèi pàn 被判 yǒu zuì 有罪 de 的 zuì fàn 罪犯 xuān pàn 宣判 le 了 yán lì 严厉 de 的 xíng fá 刑罚。 The judge handed down a stern sentence to the convicted criminal.

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1		xíng fá 刑罚 yīng dāng 应当 yǔ 与 zuì xíng 罪行 xiāng chèn 相称。 The punishment should fit the crime.
2		tā 他 yīn 因 fàn zuì 犯罪 bèi 被 pàn xíng 判刑 10年。 He was sentenced to 10 years for the crime he committed.
3		tā 他 yīn wèi 因为 zhì zuò 制作 dào bǎn 盗版 dié piàn 碟片 ér 而 bèi 被 pàn xíng 判刑。 He was sentenced for producing pirated discs.
4		tā 他 bèi 被 pàn chǔ 判处 sǐ xíng 死刑， yīn wèi 因为 tā shā 他杀 le 了 sān 三 gè rén 个人。 He was sentenced to death because he killed three people.
5		fǎ guān 法官 duì 对 bèi pàn 被判 yǒu zuì 有罪 de 的 zuì fàn 罪犯 xuān pàn 宣判 le 了 yán lì 严厉 de 的 xíng fá 刑罚。 The judge handed down a stern sentence to the convicted criminal.

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