訴 (sou3 | su4) : tell; accuse

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訴

sou3

su4

[1] tell; relate; inform; pour out
[2] accuse; indict; charge; sue

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

訴 / 诉

This word has been viewed 8018 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jan 2011 13:34

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訴苦 sou3 fu2 su4 ku3 = vent grievances

告訴 gou3 sou3 gao4 su5 = to tell 國

訴訟 sou3 zung6 su4 song4 = lawsuit, litigation

上訴 soeng5 sou3 shang4 su4 = to appeal (a court case)

起訴 hei2 sou3 qi3 su4 = to sue; to file a lawsuit against

申訴 san1 sou3 shen1 su4 = to appeal (to somebody)

投訴 tau4 sou3 tou2 su4 = to file or lodge a complaint; to sue

上訴庭 soeng6 sou3 ting4 = appellate division

訴求 sou3 kau4 = demand (appeal)

控訴 hung3 sou3 kong4 su4 = accuse; denounce

參加訴訟 caam1 gaa1 sou3 zung6 can1 jia1 su4 song4 = [v] to intervene

傾訴 king1 sou3 qing1 su4 = to pour out (one's heart or troubles)

最後訴諸於 zeoi3 hau6 sou3 zyu1 jyu1 = last resort (noun)

上訴法院 soeng5 sou3 faat3 jyun6*2 shang4 su4 fa3 yuan4 = Court of Appeals (common formation)

上訴法庭 soeng5 sou3 faat3 ting4 shang4 su4 fa3 ting2 = Court of Appeal

刑事訴訟 jing4 si6 sou3 zung6 xing2 shi4 su4 song4 = criminal prosecution

勝訴 sing3 sou3 sheng4 su4 = to win an appeal; to win a lawsuit

敗訴 baai6 sou3 bai4 su4 = lose a lawsuit

訴狀 sou3 zong6 su4 zhuang4 = indictment

公訴人 gung1 sou3 jan4 gong1 su4 ren2 = procurator; prosecutor

原訴人 jyun4 sou3 jan4 yuan2 su4 ren2 = plaintiff; complainant

城市規劃上訴委員會 sing4 si5 kwai1 waak6 soeng5 sou3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Town Planning Appeal Board

投訴警方獨立監察委員會 tau4 sou3 ging2 fong1 duk6 laap6 gaam1 caat3 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 = Independent Police Complaints Council

申訴專員公署 san1 sou3 zyun1 jyun4 gung1 cyu5 = Office of the Ombudsman

民事訴訟 man4 si6 sou3 zung6 min2 shi4 su4 song4 = civil procedure (common formation)

訴諸 sou3 zyu1 su4 zhu1 = resort to

幫訴 bong1 sou3 bang1 su4 = champerty

消費者訴訟基金 siu1 fai3 ze2 sou3 zung6 gei1 gam1 = Consumer Legal Action Fund

第一訴訟法院 dai6 jat1 sou3 zung6 faat3 jyun6*2 = the Court of First Instance

Showing 1 example containing 訴

你敢拒載我就投訴你粵
I'll report you if you refuse to taxi me.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+8a34 (off-site link)

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