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立案偵查

简立案侦查 · 繁立案偵查

Mandarin · pinyin lì àn zhēn chá

to file for investigation
to prosecute (a case)

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立: lì · stand; let stand; establish, set
案: àn · table, bench; legal case
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查: chá · investigate, examine, seek into
侦: zhēn · spy, reconnoiter; detective

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4–4–1–2 · li4 an4 zhen1 cha2

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