破案

pò àn · po an

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to solve a case
  2. shabby old table

In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)方(fāng)花(huā)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)才(cái)破(pò)案(àn)。

It took the police three months to solve the case.

02

这(zhè)起(qǐ)盗(dào)窃(qiè)案(àn)至(zhì)今(jīn)仍(réng)未(wèi)破(pò)案(àn)。

This theft case remains unsolved to this day.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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