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命案

mìng àn · ming an

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Meaning

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  1. homicide case
  2. murder case
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2 examples
01

毫(háo)无(wú)疑(yí)问(wèn)，我(wǒ)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)调(diào)查(chá)一(yì)桩(zhuāng)命(mìng)案(àn)。

Make no mistake, we're looking at a homicide case.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maina · English by Teangloir · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)连(lián)夜(yè)调(diào)查(chá)这(zhè)起(qǐ)命(mìng)案(àn)。

The police investigated this homicide case overnight.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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