Writing
开庭 (kāi tíng) — how to say "to open court session" in Chinese
开庭
To open court session
verb
Character composition
开
to open
庭
courtroom
Radicals / Keys
广
Dotted cliff
#53 · yǎn · 3 strokes
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
Collocations
开庭日期
kāi tíng rì qī
the date of the court session
正式开庭
zhèng shì kāi tíng
to formally open a court session
开庭审理
kāi tíng shěn lǐ
to open a court session and hear a case
Examples
法官宣布开庭审理这个案件。
The judge announced the opening of the court session for this case.
法院开庭了。
The court opened the session.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to open court session" in Chinese?
"to open court session" in Chinese is 开庭 (kāi tíng).
What does 开庭 mean in English?
开庭 (kāi tíng) means "To open court session".
How is 开庭 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi tíng (written as kai ting, kaiting). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to open court session" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开庭: 开 has 4 strokes, 庭 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 开庭?
开庭 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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