死刑緩期執行 sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng

DEFINITIONS

  1. deferred death sentence
  2. abbr. to 死緩|死缓[si3 huan3]

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ die; dead; death
刑 xíng punishment, penalty; law
緩 huǎn slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay
期 qī period of time; date; time limit
執 zhí hold in hand; keep; carry out
行 xíng go; walk; move, travel; circulate