案件

ànjiàn

noun HSK 7 #1,701

Measure Word

一起案件 qǐ

Meanings

1 legal case
2 case
3 instance

Characters

case; record; file

item; piece; matter

Examples

警察正在调查这起案件。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhè qǐ ànjiàn.

The police are investigating this case.

这是一起重大的刑事案件。

Zhè shì yī qǐ zhòngdà de xíngshì ànjiàn.

This is a major criminal case.

Tips

usage

案件 is used for legal or criminal cases. For medical cases, use 病例 (bìnglì). The measure word 起 (qǐ) is specifically used for incidents and cases.

Stroke Order

案 àn

件 jiàn