appear in court for trial; undergo trial
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to appear in court; to stand trial; to be interrogated before a magistrate
archaicThis is an archaic term from imperial China, referring to the formal process where a plaintiff, defendant, or witness was brought before a magistrate in the yamen (government office) for questioning and judgment. It is not used in modern legal contexts.
Nà那
zhuāng桩
àn案
zi子
míng明
tiān天
jiù就
yào要
guò过
táng堂
le了
。
That case is going to trial tomorrow.
Tā他
zuò作
wéi为
bèi被
gào告
bèi被
chuán传
huàn唤
guò过
táng堂
。
He was summoned to court as the defendant.
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Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
qióng穷
rén人
guò过
táng堂
wǎng往
wǎng往
dé得
bù不
dào到
gōng公
zhèng正
。
In the old society, poor people often did not receive justice when standing trial.