Definition & Meaning

call the court to order; open/hold a court session

Word usage

kāi tíng

开 庭

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v.call the court to order; open/hold a court session
- xuān bù kāi tíng
  宣布开庭
  announce the opening of a court session
- xià yuè kāi tíng
  下月开庭。
  The court sits next month.
- chóng xīn kāi tíng
  重新开庭
  resit in session
- kāi tíng shěn pàn
  开庭审判
  hold a court hearing
- rú guǒ zuì gāo jūn shì fǎ tíng kāi tíng wǒ zhǐ néng zhí shuō
  如果最高军事法庭开庭我只能直说。
  If there's a general court martial, I'll have to say so.
synonym
guò táng过堂
antonym
xiū tíng休庭 bì tíng闭庭

Word usage

Separable word
"开" and "庭" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 那件案子已经开过庭了。
  The case has already been tried.
- 上周开了庭。
  The court sat last week.
- 法院是前天开的庭。
  The court sat the day before yesterday.

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