官司 (guān si) — lawsuit
Definition
官司 refers to the lawsuit itself — the legal case or dispute — not the institution. Compare 法庭 (the court where it's heard) and 诉讼 (the act of litigating).
noun
lawsuit
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 官司。Tā wèi le zhè jiàn shì dǎ le yì chǎng guān si.He filed a lawsuit over this matter.
- 官司。Zhè chǎng guān si guān xì dào gōng sī de shēng yù.This lawsuit concerns the company's reputation.
- 官司。Wǒ men xiǎng jǐn kuài jiě jué zhè chǎng guān si.We want to resolve this lawsuit as soon as possible.
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