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个案

gè àn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 個案

个案 (gè àn) means "individual case; special case". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 个案 means

1. individual case; special case

The characters in 个案

• 个gè(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 案àn(legal) case; incident; record

Example sentences

• 他打算从头开始重新审查这个案件。
  Tā dǎsuàn cóngtóu kāishǐ chóngxīn shěnchá zhège ànjiàn.
  He intended to reexamine the case from the beginning.
• 这个案件可能不会在短时间内就解决。
  Zhège ànjiàn kěnéng bù huì zài duǎnshíjiān nèi jiù jiějué.
  This case might not get resolved for a while.

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