大案

dà'àn

noun #15,349

Measure Word

一起大案 qǐ

Meanings

1 major criminal case
2 big case

Characters

case; file; record

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方正在全力侦破这起大案。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài quánlì zhēnpò zhè qǐ dà'àn.

The police are going all out to solve this major case.

HSK 7-9

这是近年来最大的贪污大案。

Zhè shì jìnnián lái zuì dà de tānwū dà'àn.

This is the biggest corruption case in recent years.

Tips

usage

Often used in legal/crime contexts: 大案要案 (major and important cases) is a common four-character phrase in news reports. The measure word is 起 for legal cases.

Stroke Order

大 dà

案 àn