Meaning of 法官
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- judge (in court)
How to use 法官
法官 is the standard word for a judge in a courtroom, used in news, legal talk, and everyday conversation. It is often paired with words like 法院 (fǎyuàn, court) and 律师 (lǜshī, lawyer). Example: 法官宣布他无罪。(Fǎguān xuānbù tā wúzuì.) The judge declared him not guilty.
法 (fǎ) means law or method, and 官 (guān) means an official. Put them together and you get the official of the law, a judge.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 判官 (pànguān) for a court judge, but that word refers to a judge in the underworld from folklore or old dramas. Also keep the tones straight: fǎ is third tone and guān is first tone, not fā guàn.
法官 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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法 fǎ · law · 8 strokes
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官 guān · government official · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 法官.
| 办法 | bànfǎ | way of handling sth; means; measure; (practical) solution to a problem |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) |
| 方法 | fāngfǎ | method; way; technique; procedure |
| 看法 | kànfǎ | way of looking at a thing; view |
| 做法 | zuòfǎ | way of handling sth; method for making |
| 合法 | héfǎ | lawful; legitimate |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of |
| 法律 | fǎlǜ | law |
| 法院 | fǎyuàn | court of law; court |
| 官方 | guānfāng | government; official (approved or issued by an authority) |
| 器官 | qìguān | (physiology) organ; apparatus |
| 外交官 | wàijiāoguān | diplomat |
Questions about 法官
What does 法官 mean?
法官 (fǎguān) means "judge (in court)" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 法官?
法官 is made of 2 characters: 法 (8 strokes), 官 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 法官 an HSK word?
Yes. 法官 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you address a judge in Chinese?
In mainland China people usually say 法官 directly, or use a surname plus 法官, such as 王法官 (Wáng fǎguān). In a courtroom setting, 审判长 (shěnpànzhǎng) is used for the presiding judge.
Can 法官 be used for a judge in a competition or talent show?
No. For contests and shows, Chinese uses 评委 (píngwěi) or 裁判 (cáipàn) for sports referees. 法官 is only for judges in a legal court.