官司

• 拼音: guān si
• 汉字拆解: 官 = 宀 (roof) + 㠯 (body), meaning official; 司 = 口 (mouth) + 一 (line), meaning to manage

含义

Lawsuit; legal case. A dispute that is resolved through the court system.

A common colloquial term for legal disputes and court cases. Common collocations: 打官司 (file a lawsuit, litigate), 吃官司 (be sued, face legal trouble), 赢官司/输官司 (win/lose a lawsuit). More colloquial than 诉讼 (litigation). Can refer to civil or criminal cases, though usually civil disputes.

例句

1. 他们为了房产继承问题打了三年的官司，至今还没有结果。
2. 这家公司因为侵权被告上法庭，官司缠身。
3. 与其打官司，不如坐下来好好协商，找到双方都能接受的方案。

用法指南

语境: legal, disputes, business

语气: serious

正确说法

• 他们在打官司。(They're in a lawsuit.)
• 我不想吃官司。(I don't want to get into legal trouble.)

错误说法

• 在正式法律文件中用官司 (In formal legal documents, use 诉讼 or 案件 instead of the colloquial 官司)

起源与历史

Compound of 官 (official, government) + 司 (to manage, department). Originally referred to government affairs, then specifically to legal matters handled by officials. In imperial China, lawsuits were resolved by local magistrates (官).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal