原告 (yuángào) · plaintiff; complainant

Measure Word

一位原告 wèi

Meanings

1 plaintiff; complainant
2 prosecutor (in a civil case)

Characters

原

yuán

original; source; primary

告

gào

to tell; to accuse; to sue

The original accuser - the person who initiates a lawsuit.

Examples

HSK 5

原告提供了充分的证据。

Yuángào tígōng le chōngfèn de zhèngjù.

The plaintiff provided sufficient evidence.

HSK 7-9

原告要求被告赔偿损失。

Yuángào yāoqiú bèigào péicháng sǔnshī.

The plaintiff demanded that the defendant compensate for losses.

HSK 7-9

法官听取了原告的陈述。

Fǎguān tīngqǔ le yuángào de chénshù.

The judge heard the plaintiff's statement.

Tips

usage

原告 (plaintiff) vs. 被告 (defendant) - the 被 in 被告 means 'the one who is accused.' These are the two sides in a civil lawsuit.

Stroke Order

原 yuán

告 gào

Related Words

告知 gàozhī HSK 7-9 #4,578

to inform / to notify / to advise

控告 kònggào HSK 7-9 #4,470

to accuse / to charge (in court) / to prosecute

原告人 yuángàorén

plaintiff / party that brings a lawsuit

预告 yùgào HSK 7-9 #7,630

trailer (for a movie/show) / preview / advance notice / to announce in advance

告 gào HSK 7-9 #2,623

to tell; to inform / to announce; to declare / to sue; to accuse

被告 bèigào HSK 7-9 #2,424

defendant; the accused

通告 tōnggào HSK 7-9 #6,871

public notice / announcement / circular

忠告 zhōnggào HSK 7-9 #7,250

sincere advice; earnest counsel / to advise sincerely; to admonish

原型 yuánxíng HSK 7-9 #10,730

prototype / archetype / original model

复原 fùyuán HSK 7-9 #7,538

to recover / to restore to the original state / to rehabilitate