查案

chá'àn

verb #12,504

Meanings

1 to investigate a case

Characters

to investigate; to check

case; legal case

Examples

HSK 4

警察正在查案。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài chá'àn.

The police are investigating the case.

HSK 7-9

他被派去查案，找出真凶。

Tā bèi pài qù chá'àn, zhǎochū zhēnxiōng.

He was sent to investigate the case and find the real culprit.

Tips

usage

查案 is a verb-object compound commonly heard in crime dramas and news. More formal alternatives include 调查案件 or 侦查案件.

Stroke Order

查 chá

案 àn