告状 meaning in English

gàozhuàng

to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit

HSK 7-9Traditional 告狀14 strokes

Meaning of 告状

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gàozhuàng
  1. to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)
  2. to bring a lawsuit

Stroke order for each character

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告 gào · to say · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

状 zhuàng · state · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 告状.

告诉gàosuto press charges; to file a complaint
广告guǎnggàoto advertise; a commercial
报告bàogàoto inform; to report
状况zhuàngkuàngcondition; state; situation
状态zhuàngtàicondition; state; state of affairs
告别gàobiéto leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
形状xíngzhuàngform; shape
转告zhuǎngàoto pass on; to communicate
警告jǐnggàoto warn; to admonish
现状xiànzhuàngcurrent situation
公告gōnggàopost; announcement
被告bèigào(law) the defendant; the accused

Questions about 告状

What does 告状 mean?

告状 (gàozhuàng) means "to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit".

How do you write 告状?

告状 is made of 2 characters: 告 (7 strokes), 状 (7 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 告状 an HSK word?

Yes. 告状 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 告状 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 告状 is written 告狀.