胜诉 (shèng sù) — to win a lawsuit | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Legal term meaning to win a lawsuit, typically used as the result of a court case (often as 胜诉方 'the winning party'). Often used with 败诉 (lose a lawsuit) as its opposite.

verb

to win a lawsuit

Examples

胜诉。
Zhè cì wǒ men hěn yǒu xìn xīn shèng sù.
We are very confident of winning this lawsuit.
，。
Suī rán chéng xù hěn fù zá, dàn zuì hòu tā men shèng le sù.
Although the procedure was complicated, they finally won the case.
，。
Yuán gào wǔ cì qǐ sù, zhǐ yǒu yí cì shèng le sù.
The plaintiff filed five lawsuits but only won one case.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

诉sùlawsuit

胜 means win, and 诉 is the lawsuit being won.

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

肉肉ròumeat

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

生shēng胜shèng

Same sound today

The simplified 胜 changes the traditional 勝 by replacing part of its sound side with 生; the left 肉 relates to meat.

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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