案发

àn fā · an fa

Traditional 案發

Meaning

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  1. (of a crime) to occur
  2. (old) (of a crime) to be discovered
  3. to investigate a crime on the spot

In a sentence

2 examples
01

案(àn)发(fā)当(dāng)晚(wǎn),附(fù)近(jìn)居(jū)民(mín)听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)一(yì)声(shēng)尖(jiān)叫(jiào)。

On the night the crime occurred, nearby residents heard a scream.

02

警(jǐng)方(fāng)在(zài)案(àn)发(fā)后(hòu)两(liǎng)小(xiǎo)时(shí)就(jiù)赶(gǎn)到(dào)了(le)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)。

The police arrived at the scene two hours after the crime occurred.

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