悬案

懸案

xuánàn

noun #14,573

Measure Word

一桩悬案 zhuāng

Meanings

1 unsolved case
2 unresolved question
3 cold case

Characters

to hang; to suspend; unresolved

case; legal case

Examples

这起悬案困扰了警方多年。

Zhè qǐ xuánàn kùnrǎo le jǐngfāng duō nián.

This cold case troubled the police for years.

至今仍然是一桩悬案。

Zhìjīn réngrán shì yī zhuāng xuánàn.

It remains an unsolved case to this day.

Tips

memory

悬 (hanging/suspended) + 案 (case) — a case left hanging, unresolved.

Stroke Order

悬 xuán

案 àn