Chinese word dictionary

死缓

sǐ huǎn · deferred death sentence; commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)

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Word information

Simplified死缓

Traditional死緩

Pinyinsǐ huǎn

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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死sǐ

dead; death; impassable, inflexible

缓huǎn

slow, gradual; to postpone, to delay

How to learn 死缓

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缓解huǎnjiě

to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)

slow

to die; death

slow; sluggish

to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild

救死扶伤jiùsǐ-fúshāng

to help the dying and heal the injured