民事诉讼

民事訴訟
mínshì sùsòng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 civil lawsuit
  2. 2 civil litigation (as opposed to criminal)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā duì línjū tíqǐ le mínshì sùsòng.
He filed a civil suit against his neighbor.
HSK 7-9
Mínshì sùsòng fǎ shì jīběn fǎlǜ zhīyī.
The Civil Procedure Law is one of the fundamental statutes.

Tips

usage
Contrasts with 刑事诉讼 (criminal proceedings) and 行政诉讼 (administrative litigation). 民事 = "civil matters", 诉讼 = "litigation".

Stroke Order

mín
shì
sòng