原告 yuángào complainant
complainant; plaintiff
How to remember 原告: 原 original + 告 to tell = complainant.
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How it is used
- 'The plaintiff / complainant' in a lawsuit - 原告起诉被告 (yuángào qǐsù bèigào) the plaintiff sues the defendant.
- A legal-role term; its opposite is 被告 (bèigào, the defendant). The 原告/被告 pair names the two sides of a case - 被告律师 (bèigào lǜshī) the defendant's lawyer.