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缓刑

suspended sentence; probation

缓刑
huǎnxíng3rd tone
Pinyin
huǎnxíng
Strokes
18
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1

Stroke order for 缓刑

缓刑 is written with 18 strokes (缓: 12, 刑: 6). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

Story word. A sentence that is suspended, so the person does not serve prison time if they follow rules. In the script: 缓刑一年 (one-year suspended sentence).

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王琳被判十个月,但是得到一年缓刑,不用马上去监狱。

Wang Lin was sentenced to ten months, but received a one-year suspended sentence, so she does not have to go to prison right away.

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