zài sù sòng qī jiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pendente lite / during litigation
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

在訴訟期間 在诉讼期间 [zai4 su4 song4 qi1 jian1] /pendente lite/during litigation/

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Other forms in these source records: 在訴訟期間

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 诉
    sù

    to complain / to sue / to tell

  • 讼
    sòng

    litigation

  • 期
    qī

    period / cycle / a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qí]

  • 间
    jiān

    between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

    jiàn

    gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent

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