狀告 [状－]

Jyutping zong6 gou3
Pinyin zhuàng gào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to sue
  2. to take to court
  3. to file a lawsuit
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, transitive
    to sue (someone); to bring a lawsuit (against someone)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他们状告政府赔偿损失。
    他們狀告政府賠償損失。
    tā men zhuàng gào zhèng fǔ péi cháng sǔn shī 。
    • They sued the government for damages.