WordTaiwan frequency #13,308
無期徒刑
ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
“life imprisonment; a sentence of incarceration for life with no fixed term; the most severe form of deprivation of liberty.”
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無
ㄨˊ
Not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.
期
ㄑㄧˊ
A period of time; a term or cycle; a phase or stage; to hope or expect; classifier for issues of a periodical or courses of study.
徒
ㄊㄨˊ
disciple or apprentice; follower; believer; on foot; to no avail; in vain; merely; just; only; a prison sentence
刑
ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Punishment; penalty; sentence; torture; corporal punishment; to punish; to take as a model; to emulate.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 期間ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢperiod of time; time period; interval; duration; a span of time
- 長期ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧˊlong-term; for a protracted period; over an extended time
- 時期ㄕˊ ㄑㄧˊa period of time; a phase; a stage; a defined or limited duration
- 期待ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄞˋto look forward to; to await; expectation; hope for something to happen
- 無論ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋno matter what; regardless of; used to introduce a condition that does not affect the outcome; let alone; not to mention
- 毫無ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊnot in the least; completely lacking; utterly without
- 預期ㄩˋ ㄑㄧˊto expect; to anticipate; a prior expectation
- 早期ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧˊearly period; early phase; early stage; the initial part of a process
- 星期ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊweek; day of the week; Sunday; seven-day cycle used to name days
- 近期ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˊrecent; in the near future; very soon; in the short term.
- 期望ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄤˋto hope for; to expect; expectation; hope; anticipation