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官司

guānsi
noun HSK 6 #3,876

Measure Word

一场官司 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 lawsuit; legal case
  2. 2 litigation

Characters

官
guān
official; government
司
si
to manage; department
An official matter to be managed — a lawsuit handled by the courts.

Examples

他们打了一场官司。
Tāmen dǎ le yī chǎng guānsi.
They fought a lawsuit.
这场官司持续了三年。
Zhè chǎng guānsi chíxù le sānnián.
This lawsuit lasted three years.
她因为合同纠纷跟公司打官司。
Tā yīnwèi hétóng jiūfēn gēn gōngsī dǎguānsi.
She sued the company over a contract dispute.
打官司很费时间和金钱。
Dǎguānsi hěn fèishí jiān hé jīnqián.
Lawsuits are very costly in time and money.

Tips

usage
The key collocation is 打官司 (dǎ guān si) — literally 'fight a lawsuit.' This is the standard way to say 'to sue' or 'to go to court' in Chinese.
usage
Think of 官 (officials) running the 司 (department) — when you have a dispute, you take it to the officials' department: court.

Stroke Order

官 guān
司 sī