(àn jiàn) - case, legal case, criminal case in Mandarin

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

案

件

Examples

。

The police are investigating this case.

。

This is a complicated case.

审shěn。

The court heard three cases today.

。

This case has finally been solved.

刑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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This word is part of lesson 39.