撤诉 (chè sù) — to drop a lawsuit | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to drop a lawsuit

撤诉。
Yuán gào jué dìng chè sù le.
The plaintiff decided to drop the lawsuit.
撤诉。
Tā pìn qǐng de lǜ shī jiàn yì tā chè sù.
His hired lawyer advised him to drop the lawsuit.
，撤诉。
Jīng guò xié shāng, shuāng fāng tóng yì chè sù.
After negotiation, both parties agreed to drop the lawsuit.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

撤chèwithdraw

诉sùlawsuit

撤 means withdraw and 诉 means lawsuit, so the word is withdrawing a suit.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

徹

徹chè撤chè

Same sound today

撤 pairs 扌 (hand) with 徹, which gives the sound. The shape shows removing something by hand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 訴; 诉 is its simplified writing.

言斥訴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword, speak

Sound part声符shēngfú

斥

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 訴 pairs 言 (word, speak) with 斥, which gives the sound and points to accusing by speech. The simplified 诉 is a later shorthand.

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