官司 (guān si) — lawsuit

Definition

官司 refers to the lawsuit itself — the legal case or dispute — not the institution. Compare 法庭 (the court where it's heard) and 诉讼 (the act of litigating).

noun
lawsuit
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 官司
    Tā wèi le zhè jiàn shì dǎ le yì chǎng guān si.
    He filed a lawsuit over this matter.
  • 官司
    Zhè chǎng guān si guān xì dào gōng sī de shēng yù.
    This lawsuit concerns the company's reputation.
  • 官司
    Wǒ men xiǎng jǐn kuài jiě jué zhè chǎng guān si.
    We want to resolve this lawsuit as soon as possible.

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