HSK 6 · Society
审判 shěnpàn “to try (in court)” in Chinese
Traditional 審判
What 审判 means
- to try (in court)
- trial
- to try sb
How to say 审判
审shěn3rd tone, dipping
判pàn4th tone, falling
审判 in a sentence
How 审判 is built
Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

审shěnto examine
- 宀roof · miánMeaning part
- 申to report · shēnSound part
宀 hints at the meaning (roof); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shěn.

判pànto differentiate; to distinguish
- 半half · bànSound part
- 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoMeaning part
刂 hints at the meaning (knife); 半 (bàn) hints at the sound. Compare it with pàn.
How to write 审判
审 8 strokes · 判 7 strokes
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Words related to 审判
Words with 审
Words with 判
判断pànduàn · to judge谈判tánpàn · to negotiate裁判cáipàn · referee批判pīpàn · to criticise判决pànjué · verdict
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FAQs
审判 (shěnpàn) means “to try (in court)” or “trial”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shěnpàn: shěn with a 3rd tone, then pàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 审判 is written 審判. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shenpan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 审判 from the suggestions. Typing shenpan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
审判 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.