Chinese word

立案

Pronunciation

Pinyinlì àn

Meaning

  • verbopen a case

Example

警方已经对这起案件立案并展开侦查。jǐng fāng yǐ jīng duì zhè qǐ àn jiàn lì àn bìng zhǎn kāi zhēn chá

The police have opened this case and begun investigating it.

Illustration for 立案 (open a case)

More examples

公司在发现系统性问题时，会主动立案调查并整改。gōng sī zài fā xiàn xì tǒng xìng wèn tí shí huì zhǔ dòng lì àn diào chá bìng zhéng gǎi

When the company discovers systemic problems, it will proactively open a case, investigate them, and make corrections.

Core concept

A reported matter changes from an informal report into a recognized case that officials can process.

Common phrases

  • 主动立案zhǔ dòng lì àn

    proactively open a case

Similar words

受理shòu lǐ: Receive a submitted complaint, application, or case and start examining or handling it.

Definition in Chinese

将投诉、事件或事项记录为正式案件，以便进行调查、审查或办理。jiāng tóu sù shì jiàn huò shì xiàng jì lù wèi zhèng shì àn jiàn yǐ biàn jìn xíng diào chá shěn chá huò bàn lǐ

Word origin

立案 (lìàn, "open a case") joins 立 (lì, "establish") and 案 (àn, "case"), so the compound presents a matter as officially set up for further proceedings.

Usage tips

  • In conversation about police or administrative procedures, the word signals a formal threshold rather than a promise that the case will succeed.

Other meanings

  • accept a caseverb

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