bei6 gou3 jan4被告人

Jyutpingbei6 gou3 jan4

Yalebeih gou yàhn

名詞

Definition

Defendant; the accused.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to a person who has been formally charged with an offense in a legal context. While 被告 is the standard term used in almost all daily conversation and news reporting, 被告人 adds a slightly more formal or explicit emphasis on the individual's status as a human subject within the legal process.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

go3個bei6被gou3告jan4人gam1今jat6日jiu3要soeng5上ting4庭。

The defendant has to go to court today.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知go3個bei6被gou3告jan4人hai6係bin1邊go3個？

Do you know who the defendant is?

Common phrases

bei6被gou3告jan4人doi6代biu2表leot6律si1師

defense attorney

cyun4傳ziu6召bei6被gou3告jan4人

to summon the defendant

Common mistake

Using 被告人 in casual conversation can sound overly stiff or like you are reading directly from a legal document. Stick to 被告 for normal speech unless you are specifically discussing legal procedures.