yuán gào
plaintiff; complainant
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原告在法庭上陈述了自己的诉讼请求。
yuángào zài fǎtíng shàng chén shùle zìjǐ de sùsòng qǐngqiú.
The plaintiff made his claim in court.
原告的律师为他辩护。
yuángào de lǜshī wèi tā biànhù.
The plaintiff's lawyer defended him.
原告胜诉了。
yuángào shèng sùle.
The plaintiff won the case.
申诉人 (shēnsù rén)
plaintiff
起诉人 (qǐsù rén)
plaintiff
被告 (bèigào)
defendant
原审被告 (yuánshěn bèigào)
original defendant
The Chinese word 原告 (yuángào) for "plaintiff" is composed of two characters: 原 (yuán) and 告 (gào). The character 原 originally meant "beginning" or "source", but in legal contexts, it has come to mean "plaintiff" or "claimant". The character 告 means "to tell" or "to inform", and in legal contexts, it refers to the act of bringing a lawsuit or making a complaint. Thus, the compound word 原告 literally means "the one who initiates a lawsuit" or "the one who makes a complaint".
