Word Detail

告状

gào zhuàng

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

HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

去老师那里告状。

Qù lǎoshī nàli gàozhuàng.

Go to the teacher to tattle.

恶人先告状。

Èrén xiān gàozhuàng.

The villain sues his victim before he himself is prosecuted.