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判处

pànchǔ

to sentence; to condemn to

A judge hands down a sealed document beside small scales
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Characters in this word

判 pàn

Strokes
7
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
半 half 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 判

处 chù

Strokes
5
Radical
夂 — to go
Made of
夂 to go 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 法院依法判处主犯无期徒刑,并没收其全部非法所得。 Fǎyuàn yīfǎ pànchǔ zhǔfàn wúqī túxíng, bìng mòshōu qí quánbù fēifǎ suǒdé. The court sentenced the principal offender to life imprisonment and confiscated all illegal proceeds according to law.
  • 法院依法判处这家公司罚款十万元。 Fǎyuàn yīfǎ pànchǔ zhè jiā gōngsī fákuǎn shí wàn yuán. The court sentenced the company to a fine of 100,000 yuan according to law.
  • 法官判处他缓刑,并要求他向受害人道歉。 Fǎguān pànchǔ tā huǎnxíng, bìng yāoqiú tā xiàng shòuhàirén dàoqiàn. The judge gave him a suspended sentence and required him to apologise to the victim.

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