Definition
官司 (guān si) is a colloquial noun for 'lawsuit' or legal case, commonly used with 打 (dǎ) as in 打官司 (to sue). 诉讼 (sù sòng) is the formal term for litigation, used as a verb or noun in legal documents. Use 官司 in everyday conversation; use 诉讼 in formal writing.
noun
lawsuit
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 官司。Tā wèile zhè jiàn shì dǎ le yī chǎng guān si.He filed a lawsuit over this matter.
- 官司。Zhè chǎng guān si guānxì dào gōngsī de shēngyù.This lawsuit concerns the company's reputation.
- 官司。Wǒmen xiǎng jǐnkuài jiějué zhè chǎng guān si.We want to resolve this lawsuit as soon as possible.
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