go to court; engage in a lawsuit ()
HSK 6
Traditional
打官司 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们决定打官司，以维护自己的权利。 tāmen juédìng dǎ guānsi, yǐ wéihù zìjǐ de quánlì. - They decided to file a lawsuit to defend their rights.
如果不能协商解决，我们只能选择打官司。 rúguǒ bùnéng xiéshāng jiějué, wǒmen zhǐ néng xuǎnzé dǎ guānsi. - If we can't settle it through negotiation, we can only resort to litigation.
他们打官司的目的是为了维护自己的商业利益。 tāmen dǎ guānsi de mùdì shì wèile wéihù zìjǐ de shāngyè lìyì. - Their purpose in filing a lawsuit is to protect their business interests.
公司决定打官司，以防止知识产权的侵权行为。 gōngsī juédìng dǎ guānsi, yǐ fángzhǐ zhīshì chǎnquán de qīnquán xíngwéi. - The company decided to sue to prevent intellectual property infringement.
他们正在考虑是否要打官司来解决这个问题。 tāmen zhèngzài kǎolǜ shìfǒu yào dǎ guānsi lái jiějué zhège wèntí. - They are considering whether to litigate to resolve this issue.
Characters
官 guān - government official | HSK 5
打 dá - dispatch, make (phone call), shoot (gun) |
司 sī - manage, take charge of; department (under a ministry) |