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title: "Shenpan Meaning: 审判 (shěnpàn) Means “to try”"
description: "审判 (traditional 審判, shěnpàn) means “to try (a case); to bring to trial; trial; judgment”. Hear its tones, see what 审 and 判 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenpan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 审判 mean?

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审判 shěnpàn

## to try (a case); to bring to trial; trial; judgment

## It can also mean

- to judge; to condemn (moral, divine)

## Its characters

1. 审 shěn to interrogate
2. 判 pàn to judge

## In a sentence

审判结果明天公布。 The verdict of the trial will be announced tomorrow.

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## More words with 审 or 判

- [裁判 cáipàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caipan)
- [判处 pànchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panchu)
- [判定 pàndìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panding)
- [判断 pànduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panduan)
- [判决 pànjué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/panjue)
- [评审 píngshěn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingshen)
- [批判 pīpàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pipan)
- [审查 shěnchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shencha)
- [审核 shěnhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenhe)
- [审计 shěnjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenji)

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