办案 (bàn àn) — to handle a legal case; to apprehend a criminal; to make an arrest
Definition
办案 means 'to handle a case' — to investigate, prosecute, or otherwise work on a legal case as a police officer, lawyer, or judge. 案件 names the case itself; 办案 names the act of working on it.
verb
to handle a legal caseto apprehend a criminalto make an arrest
Examples
- 办案。Jǐng chá zhèng zài bàn àn.The police are handling a case.
- 。Tā men bàn le yì qǐ zhòng yào de àn jiàn.They handled an important case.
- 。Zhè wèi lǜ shī bàn guò hěn duō dà àn.This lawyer has handled many major cases.
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