sù​zhū

to resort to

诉诸 訴諸 sù​zhū
to resort to verb
To employ a specific method or means to resolve a situation, such as an appeal to logic, force, or the law.

I don't think we should resort to violence.

to appeal to
To direct one's words or feelings toward others; the word zhū functions here as a contraction of zhī and
to prosecute
To initiate legal proceedings against someone

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.920 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.70 per million

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