命案

mìng àn · ming an

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. homicide case
  2. murder case

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2 examples
01

毫(háo)无(wú)疑(yí)问(wèn),我(wǒ)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)调(diào)查(chá)一(yì)桩(zhuāng)命(mìng)案(àn)。

Make no mistake, we're looking at a homicide case.

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02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)连(lián)夜(yè)调(diào)查(chá)这(zhè)起(qǐ)命(mìng)案(àn)。

The police investigated this homicide case overnight.

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