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Mandarin · pinyin yìng sù

(of a defendant) to respond to a charge
to defend oneself

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應: yīng · should, ought to, must
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应: yīng · should, ought to, must
诉: sù · accuse; sue; inform; narrate

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4–4 · ying4 su4

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verb

(law) to defend oneself; to respond to a charge (of a defendant)

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