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起诉

起诉 (qǐ sù): Sue (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

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起诉 consists of 2 characters.

to rise, to get up, to start

to tell, to inform, to accuse

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Pinyinqǐ sù

Meaningsue

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word起诉

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3.

How to Use 起诉 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 起诉 with other words naturally.

Passive + Verbwith被

bèi被

qǐ起

sù诉

neutral

be sued/indicted

Verb + Object

qǐ起

sù诉

mǒu某

rén人

neutral

sue someone

Noun + Nounwith书

qǐ起

sù诉

shū书

formalWritten

Adverb + Verbwith正式

zhèng正

shì式

qǐ起

sù诉

4.

Example Sentences with 起诉

tā他

qǐ起

sù诉

le了

nà那

ge个

rén人

tí提

qǐ起

sù诉

sòng讼

formal

file a lawsuit

indictment

formal

formally prosecute

。

He sued that person.

rú如

guǒ果

duì对

fāng方

jì继

xù续

fěi诽

bàng谤

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

néng能

tōng通

guò过

fǎ法

lǜ律

tú途

jìng径

qǐ起

sù诉

tā他

。

If the other party continues to slander, we can only sue him through legal channels.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

zhēn真

de的

dǎ打

suàn算

yīn因

wèi为

zhè这

diǎn点

xiǎo小

shì事

jiù就

qù去

qǐ起

sù诉

nǐ你

de的

lín邻

jū居

ma吗

？

Do you really intend to sue your neighbor over such a trivial matter?

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

qǐ起

sù诉

wéi违

yuē约

de的

gōng供

yìng应

shāng商

。

The company decided to sue the supplier for breach of contract.

kǎo考

lǜ虑

dào到

gāo高

áng昂

de的

sù诉

sòng讼

chéng成

běn本

，

tā他

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

fàng放

qì弃

le了

qǐ起

sù诉

de的

niàn念

tou头

。

Considering the high litigation costs, they eventually gave up the idea of suing.

zài在

shōu收

jí集

le了

chōng充

fèn分

zhèng证

jù据

hòu后

，

lǜ律

shī师

jiàn建

yì议

wǒ我

men们

lì立

jí即

qǐ起

sù诉

qīn侵

quán权

fāng方

。

After gathering sufficient evidence, the lawyer advised us to sue the infringing party immediately.

xiāo消

fèi费

zhě者

xié协

huì会

bāng帮

zhù助

shòu受

hài害

zhě者

qǐ起

sù诉

le了

zhè这

jiā家

xū虚

jiǎ假

xuān宣

chuán传

de的

qǐ企

yè业

。

The consumer association helped the victims sue the company for false advertising.

tīng听

shuō说

lǎo老

wáng王

yào要

qǐ起

sù诉

nà那

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

，

yīn因

wèi为

hé合

tong同

cún存

zài在

míng明

xiǎn显

de的

qī欺

zhà诈

tiáo条

kuǎn款

。

I heard that Lao Wang is going to sue that company because the contract contains obvious fraudulent clauses.

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Words with 起

对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
一起yì qǐHSK 2
起床qǐ chuángHSK 2
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
起飞qǐ fēiHSK 3
引起yǐn qǐHSK 4
起到qǐ dàoHSK 4
发起fā qǐHSK 5

Words with 诉

告诉gào suHSK 2
投诉tóu sùHSK 6
诉讼sù sòngHSK 6
上诉shàng sùHSK 7-9
倾诉qīng sùHSK 7-9
申诉shēn sùHSK 7-9
诉求sù qiúHSK 7-9
诉苦

sù kǔ

HSK 7-9