破案

pòàn

verb HSK 7-9 #5,937

Meanings

1 to solve a case
2 to crack a case

Characters

to break; to solve

Examples

警察终于破案了。

Jǐngchá zhōngyú pò'àn le.

The police finally solved the case.

这个案件很难破案。

Zhège ànjiàn hěn nán pò'àn.

This case is very hard to crack.

Tips

usage

破案 is a verb-object compound (离合词). You can insert elements between 破 and 案, e.g. 破了这个案 (solved this case).

Stroke Order

破 pò

案 àn