杀人案

殺人案

shārénàn

noun #10,704

Measure Word

一起杀人案 qǐ

Meanings

1 murder case
2 homicide case

Characters

Examples

警方正在调查一起杀人案。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài diàochá yī qǐ shārénàn.

The police are investigating a murder case.

这起杀人案至今未破。

Zhè qǐ shārénàn zhìjīn wèi pò.

This murder case remains unsolved to this day.

Tips

usage

The measure word for cases/incidents is 起: 一起杀人案 (a murder case). 案 by itself can mean 'case' in legal contexts.

Stroke Order

杀 shā

人 rén

案 àn