个案 (gè àn) — individual case; special case
Definition
个案 (gè àn) emphasizes a single, particular case for study, as in research or social work. Compare 案例 (general example/instance) and 案件 (legal case only); 特例 means a rare exception.
noun
individual casespecial case
Examples
- 个案。Lǜ shī zhèng zài zǐ xì fēn xī zhè ge gè àn.The lawyer is carefully analyzing this individual case.
- 个案。gè àn De yán jiū xū yào dà liàng lín chuáng shù jù.The study of individual cases requires a large amount of clinical data.
- ，个案。Zài xué shù huì yì shàng, tā bào gào le yí gè tè shū gè àn.At the academic conference, he reported a special case.
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