案子

ànzi

noun #525

Measure Word

一桩案子 zhuāng

Meanings

1 (legal) case
2 incident

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这个案子很复杂。

Zhège ànzi hěn fùzá.

This case is very complicated.

HSK 4

警察正在调查这个案子。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá zhège ànzi.

The police are investigating this case.

Tips

usage

案子 is the colloquial word for a legal case or crime incident. The more formal equivalent is 案件.

memory

案 (case/desk) + 子 (noun suffix) - picture a detective's desk piled with case files.

Stroke Order

案 àn

子 zǐ