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案发

案發
ànfā
verb #9,893

Meanings

  1. 1 (of a crime) to occur; to take place
  2. 2 the occurrence of a criminal case

Characters

案
àn
case (legal); incident
发
fā
to occur; to happen; to emit
A case occurs - the moment a crime takes place.

Examples

HSK 3
案发时他不在现场。
Ànfā shí tā bù zài xiànchǎng.
He was not at the scene when the crime occurred.
HSK 7-9
警方已经封锁了案发地点。
Jǐngfāng yǐjīng fēngsuǒ le ànfā dìdiǎn.
The police have sealed off the crime scene.
HSK 7-9
案发后嫌疑人逃离了现场。
Ànfā hòu xiányírén táolí le xiànchǎng.
After the crime occurred, the suspect fled the scene.

Tips

usage
案发 is formal and almost exclusively used in legal/crime contexts. Common compounds: 案发现场 (crime scene), 案发时间 (time of the crime), 案发地点 (location of the crime).

Stroke Order

案 àn
发 fā