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

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.

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 (qǐ) for legal cases.

Stroke Order

大 dà

案 àn