作案 (zuò àn) — to commit a crime or offense
Definition
作案 means 'to commit (a) crime' and focuses on the criminal act itself. Used in news and legal language, more formal than everyday words like 犯 fàn.
verb
to commit a crime or offense
Examples
- 作案。Jǐng chá zhèng zài diào chá tā zuò àn de dòng jī.The police are investigating his motive for committing the crime.
- 作案。Zhè ge tuán huǒ céng jīng zuò àn guò èr shí duō cì.This gang has committed crimes more than twenty times.
- 。Wǒ huái yí shì nà ge rén zuò de àn.I suspect that person committed the crime.
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