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立案 (lì àn) — (legal) to file a case (for investigation); (administrative) to register (with an official body)

Definition

Specific to official/legal contexts: 立案 is what the police or authorities do when they officially open a case or approve a registration, unlike the general-purpose 登记 or 注册.

verb
(legal) to file a case (for investigation)(administrative) to register (with an official body)

Examples

  • 立案。
    Jǐng chá yǐ jīng duì zhè ge àn jiàn lì àn le.
    The police have already filed a case for this incident.
  • 立案。
    Zhè jiā xīn gōng sī zuó tiān lì àn chéng gōng le.
    This new company successfully registered yesterday.
  • ，立案。
    Bào àn hòu, jǐng fāng hěn kuài jiù lì àn le.
    After the report was made, the police quickly filed a case.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

立lìestablish
案àncase

“立” means to establish or file, and “案” means case; together they describe filing a case.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

立 pictures a person standing on the ground.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
安
安ān案àn
Same sound today

案 pairs 木, a wood/tree shape, with 安, which is used for its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Law & Justice

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