# 刑事 (xíngshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 刑事 (xíngshì) means “criminal (legal)”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: criminal (legal)
- Pinyin: xíngshì (xing2 shi4)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 警方正在调查这起刑事案件。
  Jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá zhè qǐ xíngshì ànjiàn.
  The police are investigating this criminal case.

## Characters

- 刑 (xíng): punishment; penalty
- [事](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-matter/) (shì): matter; thing

https://hanziro.com/word/xing-shi-criminal/

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