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审理

shěnlǐ

to hear; to try a case

A judge in a robe studies case documents beside a set of scales
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Characters in this word

审 shěn

Strokes
8
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 申 to report
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

理 lǐ

Strokes
11
Radical
王 — king, ruler
Made of
王 king, ruler 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 理

Example phrases

  • 法院决定合并审理两起相互关联的合同纠纷。 Fǎyuàn juédìng hébìng shěnlǐ liǎng qǐ xiānghù guānlián de hétong jiūfēn. The court decided to hear the two related contract disputes together.
  • 法官花了两天时间审理这起贸易纠纷案。 Fǎguān huāle liǎng tiān shíjiān shěnlǐ zhè qǐ màoyì jiūfēn àn. The judge spent two days hearing this trade dispute case.
  • 案件比较复杂,法院将延长审理时间。 Ànjiàn bǐjiào fùzá, fǎyuàn jiāng yáncháng shěnlǐ shíjiān. The case is rather complicated, so the court will extend the time for hearing it.

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