yàoàn

要案

Word · Noun

important case; major case

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

major case; important case (esp. criminal)

formal

Commonly used in legal, police, and news contexts to refer to serious criminal cases that require significant attention or resources.

Jǐng警
fāng方
pò侦
jiàn破
le了
yī一
qǐ起
tè特
dà大
yào要
àn案
 。

The police cracked a major important case.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
zhèn震
jīng惊
quán全
guó国
de的
shěng省
bù部
jí级
gàn干
bù部
yào要
àn案
 。

This is a major case involving provincial-level cadres that shocked the entire country.

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Fǎ法
yuàn院
jiāng将
duì对
gāi该
yào要
àn案
jìn进
xíng行
gōng公
kāi开
shěn审
lǐ理
 。

The court will conduct a public trial of this important case.

Zhè这
qǐ起
yào要
àn案
shè涉
jí及
duō多
míng名
gāo高
guān官
hé和
jù巨
é额
zī资
jīn金
 。

This major case involves multiple high-ranking officials and huge sums of money.