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案件

Mandarin · pinyin àn jiàn

case
instance
Classifier: 宗 zōng, 樁 zhuāng, 起 qǐ

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案: àn · table, bench; legal case
件: jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter

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4–4 · an4 jian4

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on3 gin2 · on3 gin6

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noun

(law) case (legal matter, proceeding or lawsuit) (Classifier: 宗 m c; 樁／桩 m c; 起 m; 單／单 c)
event; incident; occurrence (Classifier: 個／个 m; 起 m)
case file (Classifier: 個／个 m)

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