công tố
Pronunciation
Northern
/kəwŋ˧˧ to˧˥/
Central
/kəwŋ˧˥ to̰˩˧/
Southern
/kəwŋ˧˧ to˧˥/
Listen
prosecute
Verb
prosecute
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
prosecute Politics & Institutions
To conduct legal proceedings against a person accused of a crime on behalf of the state.
vi Nhà nước quyết định công tố những kẻ vi phạm pháp luật.
en The state decided to prosecute those who violate the law.
Parts
công / tố / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 公訴 …
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Parts
công / tố / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 公訴 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 公訴
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
公訴
Candidates by syllable
công
工
tố
訴（素 / 𩗃 / 𩘣）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
công tơ / prosecute
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Similar
công tơ / prosecute
Use
công tố viên / công việc / thành công / công nghệ …
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Use
công tố viên / công việc / thành công / công nghệ …