诉讼费 (sù sòng fèi) — litigation costs; court fees

Definition

noun
litigation costscourt fees

Examples

  • ，诉讼费。
    Tā yīn wèi jīng jì kùn nan, shēn qǐng jiǎn miǎn sù sòng fèi.
    He applied for a reduction or waiver of court fees due to financial hardship.
  • 诉讼费。
    Zhè ge àn jiàn de sù sòng fèi yóu bài sù fāng chéng dān.
    The litigation costs in this case are borne by the losing party.
  • ，诉讼费。
    Lǜ shī gào sù wǒ, sù sòng fèi xū yào tí qián yù fù.
    The lawyer told me that the court fees need to be paid in advance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

诉讼legal action
诉sùsue讼sòngdispute
联合Side by side
费fèifee

“诉” and “讼” together mean legal action, and “费” is the cost charged for it.

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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánword, speak
Sound part声符shēngfú
斥
斥chì訴sù
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.

Open 诉 →

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 訟; 讼 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yánsay
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng訟sòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 訟 pairs 言 (say) with 公, which supplies the sound; the simplified 讼 is a shorthand.

Open 讼 →

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 費; 费 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry
Sound part声符shēngfú
弗
弗fú費fèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 費 has 貝, a cowry shell, and 弗, which gives a sound; the simplified 费 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 费 →

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