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刑

xíng

punishment, penalty; law

Strokes
6
Radical
刀
HSK
6
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我们应该废除死刑。

    Wǒ men yīng gāi fèi chú sǐ xíng

    We should abolish the death penalty.

  • 法官判了他一年有期徒刑。

    Fǎ guān pàn le tā yī nián yǒu qī tú xíng

    The judge sentenced him to one year's imprisonment.

  • 死刑在美国的很多州都被废除了。

    Sǐ xíng zài Měi guó de hěn duō zhōu dōu bèi fèi chú le

    The death penalty had been done away with in many states in the USA.

  • 在新加坡,鞭刑是处置犯人的方法之一。

    Zài Xīn jiā pō biān xíng shì chǔ zhì fàn rén de fāng fǎ zhī yī

    In Singapore, one way to punish a criminal is to whip him or her.

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Words containing 刑

  • 刑事xíng shì 2–4 criminal; penal
  • 刑法xíng fǎ 2–3 criminal law