案件

ànjiàn

Traditional: 案件

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Translation

case, legal case, criminal case

Word origin

A compound of 案 (àn, a legal matter or record) and 件 (jiàn, an item or matter), giving the modern legal term for an individual case.

Origin
compound
Root
案 (àn, legal matter) + 件 (jiàn, item, matter)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 案

Stroke order for 件

Examples

The police are investigating this case.

This is a complicated case.

shěn

The court heard three cases today.

This case has finally been solved.

xíng

He is responsible for handling this kind of criminal case.

案件 (àn jiàn) is a legal or criminal case, the kind investigated by police and tried in court. It is the standard noun for an individual matter under legal handling.

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