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告状

告狀
gàozhuàng
verb HSK 7 #19,756

Meanings

  1. 1 to file a lawsuit
  2. 2 to sue
  3. 3 to complain to a superior

Examples

他向老师告状。
Tā xiàng lǎoshī gàozhuàng.
He complained to the teacher.
她打算去法院告状。
Tā dǎsuàn qù fǎyuàn gàozhuàng.
She plans to file a lawsuit in court.

Tips

usage
告状 can mean filing a formal lawsuit or informally tattling/complaining to an authority figure (teacher, parent, boss).
memory
告 (tell/accuse) + 状 (complaint document) = telling someone about a complaint.

Stroke Order

告 gào
状 zhuàng