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上诉

shàngsù

to appeal

A person submits an appeal to a judge beside scales of justice
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Characters in this word

上 shàng

Strokes
3
Radical
一 — one
Made of
⺊ divination 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

诉 sù

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 斥 to scold, to upbraid
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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Example phrases

  • 被告不服一审判决,已在法定期限内提出上诉。 Bèigào bùfú yìshěn pànjué, yǐ zài fǎdìng qīxiàn nèi tíchū shàngsù. The defendant refused to accept the first-instance judgement and has lodged an appeal within the legal time limit.
  • 他对法院的判决不服,决定继续上诉。 Tā duì fǎyuàn de pànjué bùfú, juédìng jìxù shàngsù. He disagreed with the court's decision and decided to keep appealing.
  • 如果二审还是输了,他们打算再次上诉。 Rúguǒ èrshěn háishì shūle, tāmen dǎsuàn zàicì shàngsù. If they lose the second-instance trial as well, they plan to appeal again.

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