dǎ guān si
go to court; engage in a lawsuit
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他们正在打官司争夺这栋房子的所有权。
Tāmen zhèngzài dǎguānsī zhēngduó zhè dòng fángzi de suǒyǒuquán.
They are suing for ownership of the house.
我不想打官司，我想私下解决这个问题。
Wǒ bùxiǎng dǎguānsī, wǒ xiǎng sīxià jiějué zhège wèntí.
I don't want to go to court, I want to settle this privately.
打官司很贵，而且很耗时间。
Dǎguānsī hěn guì, érqiě hěn hào shíjiān.
Going to court is expensive and time-consuming.
诉讼 (sù sòng)
litigation
打官司 (dǎ guān sī)
go to court
和解 (hé jiě)
reconcile
调解 (tiáo jiě)
mediate
The Chinese word 打官司 (dǎ guānsī) literally means "to fight an official lawsuit". It is composed of three characters: 打 (dǎ), 官 (guān), and 司 (sī).- 打 (dǎ) means "to fight" or "to strike". In this context, it refers to the act of taking legal action against someone.- 官 (guān) means "official" or "government". It refers to the fact that lawsuits are typically filed in a court of law, which is a government institution.- 司 (sī) means "lawsuit" or "case". It refers to the specific legal matter that is being disputed in court.When combined together, the three characters 打官司 (dǎ guānsī) form a compound word that means "to fight an official lawsuit". This term is used to describe the process of taking legal action against someone in a court of law.
