盗窃案 (dào qiè àn) — theft case, burglary case
Definition
A compound noun for a 'theft case' — a criminal case of stealing, used in legal and news contexts. Composed of 盗窃 (theft) + 案 (case, file).
noun
theft caseburglary case
Measure word · 起
Examples
- 盗窃案。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài diào chá zhè qǐ dào qiè àn.The police are investigating this theft case.
- 盗窃案。Tā yīn wèi yì qǐ dào qiè àn bèi pàn le sān nián.He was sentenced to three years for a burglary case.
- 盗窃案。Zuì jìn xiǎo qū fā shēng le duō qǐ dào qiè àn.Recently, multiple theft cases have occurred in the neighborhood.
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