打官司 (dǎ guān si) — to file a lawsuit, to sue; to squabble, to argue (informal)
Definition
A separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to file a lawsuit / sue'. Also used colloquially to mean 'to squabble over small things'. The object 官司 can take a measure word (打一场官司).
verb
to file a lawsuitto sueto squabbleto argue (informal)
Examples
- 打官司。Tā jué dìng gēn gōng sī dǎ guān si.He decided to sue the company.
- 打官司。Tā men wèi le yì diǎn xiǎo shì dǎ guān si.They squabbled over a small matter.
- ，。Tā dǎ le yì chǎng guān si, huā le hěn duō qián.He filed a lawsuit and spent a lot of money.
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