悬案

懸案

xuán'àn

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

HSK 5

这起悬案困扰了警方多年。

Zhè qǐ xuán'àn kùnrǎo le jǐngfāng duōnián.

This cold case troubled the police for years.

HSK 7-9

至今仍然是一桩悬案。

Zhìjīn réngrán shì yī zhuāng xuán'àn.

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