Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
起诉
qǐsù
Description
当一个人受到很大伤害或者别人做了错事，他可以去法院起诉那个人。
When a person suffers great harm or someone else does something wrong, he can go to court to 起诉 that person.
这个词常常在法律和新闻里出现。
This word often appears in legal contexts and news.
Meanings
起诉qǐsù
to sue or prosecute in court
他决定起诉那家公司。
He decided to sue that company.
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Notes
- Etymology
起 (to initiate) + 诉 (to complain/appeal), literally 'to initiate a legal complaint'.
- Nuance
formal legal term; 告 is more everyday for accusing someone.
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