Definition
在案 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to be on record' or 'to be on file', used in legal, administrative, or formal contexts. It can be split by aspect markers like 了 or 过, as in 在了案 ('has been put on file').
v.o.
(of documents, records, cases) to be on fileto be recorded
Examples
- 在案。zài àn de wénjiàn xūyào qiānzì.The documents on file need to be signed.
- 在案。Zhège ànjiàn yǐjīng zài àn sān nián le.This case has been on record for three years.
- ，。Zhège ànjiàn yǐjīng zài le àn, nǐ kěyǐ chákàn.This case has been put on file; you can check it.
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