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三头对案

Word · VerbTraditional三頭對案

tripartite confrontation; face-to-face verification

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

confrontation between two disputing parties and a witness/mediator to clarify the truth

formal

Originally a legal term referring to plaintiffs, defendants, and judges/witnesses meeting in court. Now used broadly for any situation requiring a face-to-face clarification involving a third party.

Wèi为
le了
gōng公
zhèng正
chǔ处
lǐ理
cǐ此
shì事
 ,
tā他
men们
jué决
dìng定
sān三
tóu头
duì对
àn案
 ,
dāng当
miàn面
shuō说
qīng清
chu楚
 。

To handle this matter fairly, they decided to have a three-party confrontation to clarify everything face-to-face.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bì必
xū须
sān三
tóu头
duì对
àn案
 ,
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
tīng听
yī一
miàn面
zhī之
cí词
 。

This matter requires a tripartite confrontation; we cannot just listen to one side of the story.

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Fǎ法
guān官
chuán传
zhào召
yuán原
gào告
 、
bèi被
gào告
jí及
zhèng证
rén人
sān三
tóu头
duì对
àn案
 。

The judge summoned the plaintiff, defendant, and witness for a tripartite confrontation.

Zán咱
men们
zhǎo找
gè个
shí时
jiān间
sān三
tóu头
duì对
àn案
 ,
bǎ把
wù误
huì会
chè彻
dǐ底
jiě解
shì释
qīng清
chu楚
 。

Let's find a time for the three of us to confront this directly and thoroughly clear up the misunderstanding.