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審判長

简审判长 · 繁審判長

Mandarin · pinyin shěn pàn zhǎng

presiding judge

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審: Look up this written character
判: pàn · judge; discriminate; conclude
長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
审: shěn · examine, investigate; judge
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader

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3–4–3 · shen3 pan4 zhang3

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noun

(law) chief judge (a judge who presides over a court during a session)

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