Definition
胜诉 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to win a lawsuit' — the object 诉 can split off from 胜 when aspect markers, measure words, or time expressions need to slot between the two syllables. You can say 胜了诉 ('won the lawsuit'), 胜过一次诉 ('won a case once'), but not 胜诉他 ('win him') — the subject who loses is introduced with 对 or 跟 (对/跟对方胜诉). The word is mostly used in legal or formal contexts.
v.o.
to win a lawsuit
Examples
- 胜诉。Zhè cì wǒmen hěn yǒu xìnxīn shēng.We are very confident of winning this lawsuit.
- ,。Suīrán chéngxù hěn fùzá, dàn zuìhòu tāmen shèng le sù.Although the procedure was complicated, they finally won the case.
- ,。Yuángào wǔ cì qǐsù, zhǐyǒu yí cì shèng le sù.The plaintiff filed five lawsuits but only won one case.
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