侦破 (zhēn pò) — to crack (a case), to solve (a crime)

Definition

Examples

• 警方用了三个月侦破了这起连环案。
  Jǐng fāng yòng le sān gè yuè zhēn pò le zhè qǐ lián huán àn.
  The police spent three months cracking this serial case.
• 那起盗窃案至今仍未侦破。
  Nà qǐ dào qiè àn zhì jīn réng wèi zhēn pò.
  That theft case still hasn't been solved to this day.
• 技术手段帮助刑事专家迅速侦破了案件。
  Jì shù shǒu duàn bāng zhù xíng shì zhuān jiā xùn sù zhēn pò le àn jiàn.
  Technical methods helped criminal experts quickly crack the case.