官 guān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 㠯 according to, for, with
官司
guānsi
lawsuit
Characters in this word
司 sī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这场官司拖了三年，最终双方在庭外达成和解。 Zhè chǎng guānsi tuō le sān nián, zuìzhōng shuāngfāng zài tíngwài dáchéng héjiě. The lawsuit dragged on for three years before the two sides finally reached an out-of-court settlement.
- 邻居为了一堵墙打了两年官司。 Línjū wèile yì dǔ qiáng dǎ le liǎng nián guānsi. The neighbours fought a lawsuit over a wall for two years.
- 我不想为这点小事打官司，还是私下解决吧。 Wǒ bù xiǎng wèi zhè diǎn xiǎoshì dǎ guānsi, háishi sīxià jiějué ba. I don't want to go to court over such a small matter; let's settle it privately.
Related words
- 法官 fǎguān judge
- 官 guān official
- 官方 guānfāng official
- 器官 qìguān organ
- 外交官 wàijiāoguān diplomat
- 官员 guānyuán official, government official
- 官兵 guānbīng officers and soldiers
- 官吏 guānlì officials; bureaucrats
- 官僚 guānliáo bureaucrat; bureaucratic
- 军官 jūnguān military officer
- 五官 wǔguān facial features; sense organs
- 公司 gōngsī company