秉公断案

bǐng gōng duàn àn

to try a case impartially

Character by character

秉bǐng
uphold

公gōng
justice

断duàn
decide

案àn
case

老百姓最盼望的，就是法官能秉公断案。

What ordinary people want most is for judges to try cases fairly.

Tone: positive (praise).

秉 is to hold firmly, as in 秉公办事 (to act impartially). The old picture is the incorruptible magistrate 包公; today it praises judges and officials.

Learn this in Lesson 121 · HSK 7–9: 电梯劝烟案 (Court report: the lift smoking case)

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