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定刑

dìng xíngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sentence (a criminal)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0d5a0447f444c591. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

定刑 定刑 [ding4 xing2] /to sentence (a criminal)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 定
    dìng

    to fix / to set / to make definite / to subscribe to (a newspaper etc) / to book (tickets etc) / to order (goods etc) / to congeal / to coagulate / (literary) definitely

  • 刑
    xíng

    punishment / penalty / sentence / torture / corporal punishment

    Xíng

    surname Xing

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.