开
庭

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The word 开庭 is formed by combining the character 开, meaning "to open" or "to start", with 庭, meaning "court" or "courtyard"; the verb 开 modifies the noun 庭 to create a compound meaning "to open court", specifically referring to the commencement of a judicial session or trial.

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法院明天将开庭审理此案。

Fǎyuàn míngtiān jiāng kāitíng shěnlǐ cǐ àn.

The court will open the trial for this case tomorrow.

离婚案件将于下周开庭审理。

Líhūn ànjiàn jiāng yú xià zhōu kāitíng shěnlǐ.

The divorce case will open in court for hearing next week.

李法官将主持这次经济纠纷的开庭。

Lǐ fǎguān jiāng zhǔchí zhè cì jīngjì jiūfēn de kāitíng.

Judge Li will preside over the hearing for this economic dispute.

尽管被告缺席，法庭还是按时开庭了。

Jǐnguǎn bèigào quēxí, fǎtíng háishì ànshí kāitíng le.

Despite the defendant's absence, the court proceeded to open the session on time.

这起备受关注的诈骗案在多次延期后终于开庭，吸引了众多媒体。

Zhè qǐ bèi shòu guānzhù de zhàpiàn àn zài duō cì yánqī hòu zhōngyú kāitíng, xīyǐn le zhòngduō méitǐ.

After multiple delays, this high-profile fraud case finally went to trial, attracting many media outlets.

Word Definition - 开庭

kāi tíng to begin a (judicial) court session

Individual Character Details

开 kāi
庭 tíng