Meaning of 示众
示众 means to display publicly; to parade (a criminal) before the public. Pronounced shì zhòng.
- to display publicly; to parade (a criminal) before the public
Definitions & Examples
Fàn犯
zuì罪
fèn分
zǐ子
bèi被
yóu游
jiē街
shì示
zhòng众
。
The criminal was paraded through the streets for public display.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
cháng常
bǎ把
fàn犯
rén人
lā拉
chū出
qù去
shì示
zhòng众
sān三
rì日
。
In ancient times, criminals were often dragged out and displayed to the public for three days.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
gōng公
kāi开
shì示
zhòng众
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
zài在
xiàn现
dài代
fǎ法
zhì治
shè社
huì会
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi被
fèi废
chú除
。
This practice of public display has been abolished in modern rule-of-law societies.