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
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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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