Meaning of 法庭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- court of law
How to use 法庭
法庭 refers to the court as a place or institution where cases are heard. It often appears with verbs like 上 (shàng) or 出 (chū), as in 上法庭 (go to court) or 出庭 (appear in court). Example: 他明天要上法庭。(Tā míngtiān yào shàng fǎtíng.) He has to go to court tomorrow.
法 (fǎ) means law or method, and 庭 (tíng) means a hall or courtyard, the same 庭 you see in 家庭 (jiātíng, family). Put them together and you get the hall where the law is applied: a court of law.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 庭 (tíng) with 廷 (tíng), which has the same sound but lacks the 广 cover on top. Only 庭 is used in 法庭 and 家庭.
法庭 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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庭 tíng · court · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 法庭.
| 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 |
| 家庭 | jiātíng | family; household |
| 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 |
| 法官 | fǎguān | judge (in court) |
| 法院 | fǎyuàn | court of law; court |
| 语法 | yǔfǎ | grammar; (computing) syntax |
Questions about 法庭
What does 法庭 mean?
法庭 (fǎtíng) means "court of law" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 法庭?
法庭 is made of 2 characters: 法 (8 strokes), 庭 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 法庭 an HSK word?
Yes. 法庭 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 法庭 and 法院?
法院 (fǎyuàn) is the court as an organization or building, like a district court. 法庭 usually means the courtroom or the court in session where a trial happens. You might say 他在法院工作 (he works at the court) but 法庭上 (in the courtroom).
How do you say 'to take someone to court' in Chinese?
A common way is 告到法庭 or simply 起诉 (qǐsù, to sue). For example, 她把公司告上了法庭 means she took the company to court.