kiện
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
Noun:
- Bale; parcel; package: A large bundle or package of goods, often tightly wrapped or bound for storage or transport.
- Case (in a legal context): Refers to the lawsuit itself or the legal matter being brought before a court.
Verb:
- To sue; to litigate; to take legal action: To bring a dispute or complaint against someone to a court of law for a legal decision.
- To file a lawsuit: The act of formally starting a legal proceeding.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Kho hàng chứa hàng chục kiện hàng. (The warehouse contains dozens of bales of goods.)
- Vụ kiện đó rất phức tạp. (That lawsuit is very complicated.)
Verb:
- Công ty quyết định kiện đối thủ vì vi phạm bản quyền. (The company decided to sue its competitor for copyright infringement.)
- Họ đang chuẩn bị kiện ra tòa. (They are preparing to file a lawsuit in court.)
Advanced Usage
"Kiện tụng": Litigation; the process of taking legal action.
- Kiện tụng kéo dài có thể tốn kém. (Prolonged litigation can be expensive.)
"Kiện cáo": To make a complaint or accusation, often with a connotation of frequent or petty legal disputes.
- Hai gia đình láng giềng suốt ngày kiện cáo nhau. (The two neighboring families are always filing complaints against each other.)
Variants and Related Words
Bưu kiện (n): Postal parcel; a package sent by mail.
- Tôi vừa nhận được một bưu kiện từ nước ngoài. (I just received a postal parcel from abroad.)
Hàng kiện (n): Goods packed in bales or packages.
- Hàng kiện được xếp gọn trong container. (The baled goods are neatly stacked in the container.)
Nguyên kiện (n): The original, unopened package or bale.
- Vui lòng giữ nguyên kiện hàng cho đến khi kiểm tra. (Please keep the package in its original, unopened state until inspection.)
Synonyms
- Noun (Package): Bundle, pack, load.
- Noun (Lawsuit): Case, legal suit, proceeding.
- Verb (To sue): Litigate, prosecute, take to court.
Related Idioms
Kiện như tương: To sue relentlessly or over trivial matters (literally: to sue like fermented soybean paste, implying it's a messy, common affair).
- Ở vùng quê, người ta hay kiện nhau như tương. (In the countryside, people often sue each other over the smallest things.)
Ăn kiện: To live off lawsuit winnings or to be professionally involved in litigation.
- Ông ấy chuyên ăn kiện, không làm nghề gì cả. (He makes a living off lawsuits and doesn't have any other profession.)
noun
- bale; parcel; package
- bưu kiệnpariel post
verb
- to sue; to enter; to institute
- kiện về tội phỉ bángto sue for libel