状告

狀告
zhuànggào
  1. to sue
  2. to take to court
  3. to file a lawsuit

CEDICT

  1. (transitive) to sue (someone); to bring a lawsuit (against someone)
  2. to sue (someone); to bring a lawsuit (against someone)

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 状 zhuàng
  1. (bound form) form; appearance; shape
  2. (bound form) state; condition
  3. (bound form) to describe
  4. (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit
  5. (bound form) certificate
2 告 gào
  1. (bound form) to say; to tell
  2. to announce; to report
  3. to denounce
  4. to file a lawsuit; to sue

Related entries

提告 tígào (law) to sue
起诉 qǐsù
  1. to sue
  2. to bring a lawsuit against
  3. to prosecute
你應該起訴湯姆。

You should sue Tom.

Source: Tatoeba

打官司 dǎguānsi
  1. to file a lawsuit
  2. to sue
  3. to dispute
诉 sù
  1. to complain
  2. to sue
  3. to tell
对簿公堂 duìbùgōngtáng
  1. public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. legal confrontation
  3. to take sb to court
  4. to sue
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