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The word 官司 is formed by combining the character 官, meaning "official" or "government", with 司, meaning "to manage" or "to take charge of"; together, they denote a legal case or lawsuit, directly reflecting the concept of a matter overseen by authorities.

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我们不想打官司。

Wǒmen bù xiǎng dǎ guānsi.

We don't want to go to court.

这场官司打了很久。

Zhè chǎng guānsi dǎle hěn jiǔ.

This lawsuit has been going on for a long time.

公司因为合同问题惹上了官司。

Gōngsī yīnwèi hétóng wèntí rě shàngle guānsi.

The company got into a lawsuit because of contract issues.

如果调解失败，他们只能通过官司解决纠纷。

Rúguǒ tiáojiě shībài, tāmen zhǐ néng tōngguò guānsi jiějué jiūfēn.

If mediation fails, they can only resolve the dispute through a lawsuit.

在这场知识产权官司中，双方都聘请了顶尖的律师团队。

Zài zhè chǎng zhīshì chǎnquán guānsi zhōng, shuāngfāng dōu pìngǐngle dǐngjiān de lǜshī tuánduì.

In this intellectual property lawsuit, both sides have hired top lawyer teams.

Word Definition - 官司

guān si lawsuit; CL:場|场[cháng]

Individual Character Details

官 guān, guān
司 sī, sī