打官司

dǎguānsi

verb HSK 6 #9,458

Meanings

To engage in a lawsuit - to go to court.

HSK 3

他决定跟那家公司打官司。

Tā juédìng gēn nà jiā gōngsī dǎguānsi.

He decided to sue that company.

HSK 4

打官司需要请律师吗？

Dǎguānsi xūyào qǐng lǜshī ma?

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

HSK 6

为了这块地，两家人打了好几年官司。

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

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

usage

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

打 dǎ

官 guān

司 sī