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“lawsuit” in Chinese

Chinese

Also诉讼 (sù sòng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān sī

Example

公司和供应商因为质量问题打了官司。gōng sī hé gōng yìng shāng yīn wèi zhì liàng wèn tí dǎ le guān sī

The company and its supplier are involved in a lawsuit over a quality issue.

Illustration for 官司 (lawsuit)

How to say “lawsuit” in Chinese

“Lawsuit” in Chinese is 官司 (guān sī).

A conflict turned into a formal case for a court to examine and decide.

Full entry for 官司: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 官司

他为了省钱，选择和对方和解，没有上法庭打官司。tā wèi le shěng qián xuǎn zé hé duì fāng hé jiě méi yǒu shàng fǎ tíng dǎ guān sī

To save money, he chose to settle with the other party instead of filing a lawsuit in court.

Tips for using 官司

  • The everyday expression for taking a dispute to court is more conversational than formal legal wording, so it often appears in ordinary talk about legal disputes.

Other Chinese words for “lawsuit”

我们输了那场诉讼。wǒ men shū le nà chǎng sù sòng

We lost that lawsuit.

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