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
诉讼
sùsòng
litigation; lawsuit; to litigate
Characters in this word
讼 sòng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 公 fair, equitable
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果调解失败，双方可能不得不通过诉讼来解决产权争议。 Rúguǒ tiáojiě shībài, shuāngfāng kěnéng bùdébù tōngguò sùsòng lái jiějué chǎnquán zhēngyì. If mediation fails, both sides may have to resolve the property-rights dispute through litigation.
- 这场诉讼打了两年多，双方都损失不小。 Zhè chǎng sùsòng dǎle liǎng nián duō, shuāngfāng dōu sǔnshī bù xiǎo. This lawsuit has dragged on for more than two years, and both sides have suffered considerable losses.
- 如果协商不成，我们只能提起诉讼保护自己。 Rúguǒ xiéshāng bùchéng, wǒmen zhǐnéng tíqǐ sùsòng bǎohù zìjǐ. If negotiation fails, we will have no choice but to file a lawsuit to protect ourselves.
Related words
- 告诉 gàosu to tell
- 投诉 tóusù to complain
- 起诉 qǐsù to sue; to prosecute; to bring legal action
- 倾诉 qīngsù to pour out; to confide
- 上诉 shàngsù to appeal
- 申诉 shēnsù to appeal; to lodge a complaint
- 诉苦 sùkǔ to pour out one's troubles; to complain of hardships
- 诉求 sùqiú appeal; demand; claim
- 诉说 sùshuō to tell; to recount; to pour out
- 诉诸 sùzhū to resort to; to appeal to
- 受理 shòulǐ to accept and hear a case; to process an application
- 原告 yuángào plaintiff; complainant