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案件

àn jiàn · an jian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6Measure words: 宗 zōng, 桩 zhuāng, 起 qǐ

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  1. case
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2 examples
01

私(sī)家(jiā)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)们(men)受(shòu)雇(gù)调(diào)查(chá)这(zhè)桩(zhuāng)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)案(àn)件(jiàn)。

Private detectives were hired to look into the strange case.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)会(huì)调(diào)查(chá)这(zhè)起(qǐ)案(àn)件(jiàn)。

The police will look into the case.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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