案件 ànjiàn case
case; instance
How to remember 案件: 案 file + 件 measure word for clothes and items = case.
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How it is used
- The legal-case sense specifically - 一起刑事案件 (yī qǐ xíngshì ànjiàn) a criminal case, 处理案件 (chǔlǐ ànjiàn) to handle a case.
- Distinct from 案例 (ànlì, a case as an illustrative example) and 病例 (bìnglì, a medical case): 案件 is a legal/police matter under investigation or trial.
- Measure word is 起 or 宗: 一起案件 (yī qǐ ànjiàn). Formal, used in news and law.
Example sentences
- 警察会调查这起案件。 Jǐngchá huì diàochá zhèqǐ ànjiàn.The police will look into the case.