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    Expressing "case" (legal) with 案子 (ànzi)

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    Explanation

    The noun 案子 (ànzi) means "case," typically referring to a legal or criminal case. It is a colloquial equivalent of the more formal 案件. For example, 这样的案子 means "a case like this."

    Examples

    • 警察正在调查一个很复杂的案子。

      Jǐngchá zhèngzài diàochá yī gè hěn fùzá de ànzi.

      The police are investigating a very complicated case.

    • 这个案子已经拖了三年了。

      Zhège ànzi yǐjīng tuō le sān nián le.

      This case has been dragging on for three years.

    • 他一辈子办过很多大案子。

      Tā yī bèizi bàn guò hěn duō dà ànzi.

      He handled many major cases in his lifetime.

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