Chinese Word: 讼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

讼 (Trad.: 訟)HSK 6

Pinyin: sòng

English Definition: litigation

Chinese Definition:
①在法庭上争辨是非曲直，打官司：讼事。讼案。讼词。
②争辨是非：争讼。聚讼纷纭。
③自责：自讼。
④古同“颂”，颂扬。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 言

Pictophonetic:公 indicates the sound; 讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 公 [ gōng ] fair, equitable; public; duke

Similar Characters: 忪

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诉讼HSK 6	sù sòng	lawsuit
民事诉讼	mín shì sù sòng	common plea; civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case)
诉讼法	sù sòng fǎ	procedural law
讼案	sòng àn	lawsuit
聚讼纷纭	jù sòng fēn yún	(of a body of people) to offer all kinds of different opinions (idiom); to argue endlessly

1		jiē zhe 接着 zài 再 xiǎng xiang 想想 xiāng guān 相关 de 的 mín fǎ 民法 sù sòng 诉讼。 Then imagine the collateral civil litigation.
2		shòu hài zhě 受害者 jiā shǔ 家属 yǐ 已 jué dìng 决定 duì 对 bèi gào 被告 tí qǐ 提起 sù sòng 诉讼。 The victim's family has decided to file a lawsuit against the accused.
3		yóu yú 由于 quē fá 缺乏 zhèng jù 证据， cái pàn guān 裁判官 bèi pò 被迫 fàng qì 放弃 sù sòng 诉讼。 Due to lack of evidence, the judge was forced to dismiss the case.
4		zài 在 yì lián chuàn 一连串 de 的 chǒu wén 丑闻 hé 和 sù sòng 诉讼 zhī hòu 之后， gāi 该 gōng sī 公司 de 的 shēng yù 声誉 shòu dào 受到 le 了 sǔn hài 损害。 The company's reputation suffered after a series of scandals and lawsuits.

1		jiē zhe 接着 zài 再 xiǎng xiang 想想 xiāng guān 相关 de 的 mín fǎ 民法 sù sòng 诉讼。 Then imagine the collateral civil litigation.
2		shòu hài zhě 受害者 jiā shǔ 家属 yǐ 已 jué dìng 决定 duì 对 bèi gào 被告 tí qǐ 提起 sù sòng 诉讼。 The victim's family has decided to file a lawsuit against the accused.
3		yóu yú 由于 quē fá 缺乏 zhèng jù 证据， cái pàn guān 裁判官 bèi pò 被迫 fàng qì 放弃 sù sòng 诉讼。 Due to lack of evidence, the judge was forced to dismiss the case.
4		zài 在 yì lián chuàn 一连串 de 的 chǒu wén 丑闻 hé 和 sù sòng 诉讼 zhī hòu 之后， gāi 该 gōng sī 公司 de 的 shēng yù 声誉 shòu dào 受到 le 了 sǔn hài 损害。 The company's reputation suffered after a series of scandals and lawsuits.