Definition
作案 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to commit a crime' or 'to commit an offense'. It is a verb-object compound: 作 (zuò) 'to do' + 案 (àn) 'case/crime'. In practice, you can split the two characters to insert 的 (as in 作的案, 'the crime committed'), 了 (作了案, 'committed a crime'), or other modifiers. Be careful not to put a direct object after 作案; instead, use 作案 as a unit and specify the crime type separately (e.g., 盗窃作案 'committed theft').
v.o.
to commit a crime or offense
Examples
- 作案。Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá tā zuò àn de dòngjī.The police are investigating his motive for committing the crime.
- 作案。Zhège tuánhuǒ céngjīng zuò àn guò èrshí duō cì.This gang has committed crimes more than twenty times.
- 。Wǒ huáiyí shì nà ge rén zuò de àn.I suspect that person committed the crime.
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