lawsuit; legal case; dispute
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
lawsuit; legal case
informalColloquial term for a legal dispute brought to court. Often used with the verb '打'.
Tā他
hé和
lín邻
jū居
yīn因
wèi为
dì地
jiè界
wèn问
tí题
dǎ打
le了
yī一
chǎng场
guān官
si司
。
He had a lawsuit with his neighbor over the property boundary.
Zhè这
qǐ起
jīng经
jì济
guān官
si司
yǐ已
jīng经
tuō拖
le了
sān三
nián年
le了
。
This economic lawsuit has been dragging on for three years.
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Tā她
pìn聘
qǐng请
le了
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
lǜ律
shī师
lái来
yìng应
fù付
zhè这
chǎng场
guān官
si司
。
She hired the best lawyer to deal with this lawsuit.
noun
dispute; quarrel (figurative)
literaryUsed metaphorically for a non-legal dispute, especially a written or intellectual debate.
Zhè这
liǎng两
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
zài在
zá杂
zhì志
shàng上
dǎ打
le了
yī一
chǎng场
bǐ笔
mò墨
guān官
si司
。
These two scholars had a war of words in the magazine.
Tā他
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
nèi内
bù部
quán权
lì力
dòu斗
zhēng争
jiǎn简
zhí直
xiàng像
yī一
chǎng场
méi没
wán完
méi没
liǎo了
de的
guān官
si司
。
The internal power struggle in their company is just like an endless dispute.