破案 meaning in English

pò'àn

to solve a criminal case

HSK 7-920 strokes

Meaning of 破案

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

pò'àn
  1. to solve a criminal case

Stroke order for each character

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破 pò · broken · 10 strokes

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案 àn · file · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 破案.

破坏pòhuàidestruction; damage
打破dǎpòto break; to smash
答案dá'ànanswer; solution
破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished
方案fāng'ànplan; program (for action etc)
图案tú'àndesign; pattern
突破tūpòto break through; to make a breakthrough
档案dàng'ànfile; record; archive
案件ànjiàncase; instance
破解pòjiěto break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain
破碎pòsuìto smash to pieces; to shatter
破裂pòlièto burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down

Questions about 破案

What does 破案 mean?

破案 (pò'àn) means "to solve a criminal case".

How do you write 破案?

破案 is made of 2 characters: 破 (10 strokes), 案 (10 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 破案 an HSK word?

Yes. 破案 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.