发案 (fā àn) — (noun) occurrence of a (criminal) case

Definition

Refers to the occurrence of a criminal case, almost always used in official or statistical contexts (e.g. 发案率, 发案数量). It's a formal term for crime reporting, not everyday speech.

noun

occurrence of a (criminal) case

Examples

发案。
Jīn nián gāi dì qū de fā àn lǜ yǒu suǒ xià jiàng.
The case occurrence rate in this region has decreased this year.
发案。
Jǐng fāng tǒng jì le qù nián de fā àn shù liàng.
The police tallied the number of case occurrences last year.
发案。
Zhè ge chéng shì de fā àn lǜ bǐ quán guó píng jūn dī.
This city's case occurrence rate is lower than the national average.

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