悬案 (xuán àn) — (legal) unsolved case, unsettled lawsuit; outstanding issue, unresolved question (in general or non-legal contexts)

Definition

悬案 literally means a 'suspended/pending case' — a matter, whether legal or not, that has been left open and not yet resolved.

noun
(legal) unsolved caseunsettled lawsuitoutstanding issueunresolved question (in general or non-legal contexts)
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Beispiele

  • 悬案
    Zhè ge xuán àn yǐ jīng guò le èr shí nián hái méi jiě jué.
    This unresolved case has gone twenty years without being solved.
  • 悬案
    Nà ge lì shǐ xuán àn zhì jīn réng shì xué zhě zhēng lùn de jiāo diǎn.
    That historical unsettled issue is still the focus of scholarly debate.
  • 悬案
    Jǐng fāng zhèng quán lì diào chá zhè zhuāng xuán àn.
    The police are thoroughly investigating this unsolved case.
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