专案 (zhuān àn) — special case or incident that requires dedicated investigation; project (esp. in Taiwan usage)
Definition
In mainland Chinese 专案 means a 'special case' opened for dedicated investigation (usually by police or prosecutors). In Taiwan usage it commonly means a 'project' — context will tell you which sense is intended.
noun
special case or incident that requires dedicated investigationproject (esp. in Taiwan usage)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Jǐng fāng chéng lì le zhuān àn zǔ diào chá zhè qǐ àn jiàn.The police set up a special task force to investigate this case.
- 专案。Zhè ge zhuān àn de fù zé rén yǐ jīng míng què le.The person in charge of this project has already been confirmed.
- 专案。zhuān àn Bào gào zhōng xiáng xì jì lù le diào chá jié guǒ.The special case report records the investigation results in detail.
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