起訴

See also: 起诉

Chinese

		to rise; to raise; to get up	complain; sue; tell
trad. (起訴)		起	訴
simp. (起诉)		起	诉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qǐsù

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄙㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi³ su⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² sou³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): hí-su

(Hailu, HRS): hi^ˊ su^ˇ
Jin (Wiktionary): qi² su³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khí-sò͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): ki² su³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐsù
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄙㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐsù
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-su⁴
  - Yale: chǐ-sù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiisuh
  - Palladius: цису (cisu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: qi³ su⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kisu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ su²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² sou³
  - Yale: héi sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ sou̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hí-su
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˋ su
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi³ su⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hi³¹ su⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi^ˊ su^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /hi²⁴⁻³³ su¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qi² su³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi⁵³ su⁴⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khí-sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: khí-sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qysox
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ki² su³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khí sù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ su²¹³/

Verb

起訴

to indict; to prosecute; to bring a case against; to sue
撤回起訴／撤回起诉 ― chèhuí qǐsù ― to withdraw charges

Synonyms

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告
告狀 / 告状 (gàozhuàng)
告訴 / 告诉 (gàosù)
打官司
指控 (zhǐkòng)
控告 (kònggào)
控訴 / 控诉 (kòngsù)
檢控 / 检控 (jiǎnkòng) (chiefly Hong Kong)
爭訟 / 争讼 (zhēngsòng) (to litigate to resolve a dispute)
訴訟 / 诉讼 (sùsòng)
訴追 / 诉追 (sùzhuī)
追訴 / 追诉 (zhuīsù)

Derived terms

共同起訴 / 共同起诉 (gòngtóng qǐsù)
起訴書 / 起诉书 (qǐsùshū)
起訴狀 / 起诉状 (qǐsùzhuàng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
起	訴
き Grade: 3	そ Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きそ [kìsóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [kʲiso̞]

Noun

起(き)訴(そ) • (kiso)

prosecution

Verb

起(き)訴(そ)する • (kiso suru) transitive suru (stem 起(き)訴(そ)し (kiso shi), past 起(き)訴(そ)した (kiso shita))

to indict

Conjugation

Conjugation of "起訴する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	起訴し	きそし	kiso shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	起訴し	きそし	kiso shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	起訴する	きそする	kiso suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	起訴する	きそする	kiso suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	起訴すれ	きそすれ	kiso sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	起訴せよ¹ 起訴しろ²	きそせよ¹ きそしろ²	kiso seyo¹ kiso shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	起訴される	きそされる	kiso sareru
Causative	起訴させる起訴さす	きそさせるきそさす	kiso saseru kiso sasu
Potential	起訴できる	きそできる	kiso dekiru
Volitional	起訴しよう	きそしよう	kiso shiyō
Negative	起訴しない	きそしない	kiso shinai
Negative continuative	起訴せず	きそせず	kiso sezu
Formal	起訴します	きそします	kiso shimasu
Perfective	起訴した	きそした	kiso shita
Conjunctive	起訴して	きそして	kiso shite
Hypothetical conditional	起訴すれば	きそすれば	kiso sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“起訴”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
起	訴

Noun

起訴 • (giso) (hangeul 기소)

hanja form^? of 기소 (“prosecution”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
起	訴

Verb

起訴

chữ Hán form of khởi tố (“to prosecute”)