a crime/incident occurs; take place
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a crime/incident occurs; to take place
formalUsed in legal, police, or news contexts to refer to the occurrence of a case, typically a criminal case. Often describes the time or place of the incident.
Àn案
fā发
xiàn现
chǎng场
yǐ已
bèi被
jǐng警
fāng方
fēng封
suǒ锁
。
The crime scene has been cordoned off by the police.
Àn案
fā发
hòu后
，
xián嫌
yí疑
rén人
xùn迅
sù速
táo逃
yì逸
。
After the crime occurred, the suspect fled the scene quickly.
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Tā他
men们
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
àn案
fā发
de的
jù具
tǐ体
shí时
jiān间
。
They are investigating the exact time the crime took place.
Gēn根
jù据
jǐng警
fāng方
tōng通
bào报
，
cǐ此
àn案
fā发
shēng生
yú于
zuó昨
yè夜
。
According to the police announcement, this crime happened last night.