死刑缓期执行 sǐxínghuǎnqīzhíxíng deferred death sentence Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 死刑 sǐxíng noun death penalty the legal punishment of execution for a crime; capital punishment缓期执行 緩期執行 huǎnqīzhíxíng reprieve to grant a stay of execution; a reprieve or postponement of a legal sentence