取保候審

Chinese

		to ask somebody to bail one out	to await trial
trad. (取保候審)		取保	候審
simp. (取保候审)		取保	候审

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǔbǎo hòushěn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˇ ㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǔbǎo hòushěn [Phonetic: qúbǎohòushěn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˇ ㄅㄠˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyǔbǎo hòushěn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü³-pao³ hou⁴-shên³
    • Yale: chyǔ-bǎu hòu-shěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheubao howsheen
    • Palladius: цюйбао хоушэнь (cjujbao xoušɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

取保候審

1. (Mainland China, law) to bail
   • Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, Article 68:

     人民法院、人民檢察院和公安機關決定對犯罪嫌疑人、被告人取保候審，應當責令犯罪嫌疑人、被告人提出保證人或者交納保證金。 [MSC, trad.]
     人民法院、人民检察院和公安机关决定对犯罪嫌疑人、被告人取保候审，应当责令犯罪嫌疑人、被告人提出保证人或者交纳保证金。 [MSC, simp.]

     Rénmín fǎyuàn, rénmín jiǎncháyuàn hé gōng'ān jīguān juédìng duì fànzuì xiányírén, bèigào rén qǔbǎo hòushěn, yìngdāng zélìng fànzuì xiányírén, bèigàorén tíchū bǎozhèngrén huòzhě jiāonà bǎozhèngjīn. [Pinyin]

     When the people's court, people's procuratorate and public security organs decide to bail a criminal suspect or a defendant, they shall order the criminal suspect or a defendant to provide for a bailor or pay for a deposit

Usage notes

• Whilst 取保候審 refers to bail in mainland China, equivalent mechanism and procedure outside of mainland China are usually referred to as 保釋／保释 (bǎoshì).