无期徒刑

無期徒刑

wúqī túxíng

noun #18,739

Meanings

1 life imprisonment
2 life sentence

Characters

punishment; sentence

Examples

HSK 6

无期徒刑是仅次于死刑的最严厉处罚。

Wúqī túxíng shì jǐncìyú sǐxíng de zuì yánlì chǔfá.

Life imprisonment is the most severe punishment after the death penalty.

HSK 7-9

法院判处他无期徒刑。

Fǎyuàn pànchǔ tā wúqī túxíng.

The court sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Tips

grammar

无期 means 'without a fixed term' and 徒刑 means 'imprisonment'. In Chinese law, 无期徒刑 doesn't literally mean forever - inmates may be eligible for parole after serving a minimum period.

Stroke Order

无 wú

期 qī

徒 tú

刑 xíng