打官司

dǎguānsi

verb HSK 6 #9,458

Meanings

1 to file a lawsuit; to go to court
2 to engage in litigation

Characters

to do; to engage in

lawsuit; legal case

To engage in a lawsuit — to go to court.

Examples

他决定跟那家公司打官司。

Tā juédìng gēn nà jiā gōngsī dǎ guānsi.

He decided to sue that company.

打官司需要请律师吗？

Dǎ guānsi xūyào qǐng lǜshī ma?

Do you need to hire a lawyer to file a lawsuit?

为了这块地，两家人打了好几年官司。

Wèile zhè kuài dì, liǎng jiā rén dǎ le hǎo jǐ nián guānsi.

The two families fought a lawsuit over this piece of land for several years.

Tips

usage

打官司 is the colloquial way to say 'to sue / to litigate.' More formal: 提起诉讼 (tíqǐ sùsòng). The structure is like other 打 phrases: 打仗 (fight a war), 打工 (work).

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

官 guān

司 sī