escort prisoner; transport criminal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to escort (a prisoner) under guard; to transport (criminals) to another place
archaicRefers specifically to the historical practice of escorting prisoners under armed guard, often over long distances to exile or prison. Now mostly used in historical, legal, or literary contexts.
Gǔ古
dài代
cháng常
cháng把
bǎ重
zhòng犯
fàn起
qǐ解
jiè到
dào边
biān疆
jiāng服
fú刑
。
In ancient times, serious criminals were often escorted to frontier regions to serve their sentences.
Chāi差
yì役
men们
yā押
sòng送
zhe着
fàn犯
rén人
qǐ起
jiè解
shàng上
lù路
。
The bailiffs escorted the prisoner on the road under guard.
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Lín林
chōng冲
bèi被
qǐ起
jiè解
cāng沧
zhōu州
，
tú途
zhōng中
xiǎn险
xiē些
yù遇
hài害
。
Lin Chong was escorted to Cangzhou and nearly killed along the way.