pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
案 
案 
an4 
 
 
(legal) case; incident; record; file; table 
 
 
strokes 
10 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
6 
 
案板 
案板 
an4 ban3 
 
 
kneading or chopping board 
 
案兵束甲 
案兵束甲 
an4 bing1 shu4 jia3 
 
 
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting 
 
案称 
案稱 
an4 cheng4 
 
 
counter scale 
 
案底 
案底 
an4 di3 
 
 
criminal record 
 
案发 
案發 
an4 fa1 
 
 
to investigate a crime on the spot; to occur (of a crime); to be discovered (of a crime) 
 
案甲休兵 
案甲休兵 
an4 jia3 xiu1 bing1 
 
 
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting 
 
案件 
案件 
an4 jian4 
 
 
case; instance 
 
案卷 
案卷 
an4 juan4 
 
 
records; files; archives 
 
案例 
案例 
an4 li4 
 
 
case (law) 
 
案例法 
案例法 
an4 li4 fa3 
 
 
case law 
 
案情 
案情 
an4 qing2 
 
 
details of a case; case 
 
案首 
案首 
an4 shou3 
 
 
candidate who ranked 1st in imperial examination on prefecture or county level (in Ming and Qing dynasties) 
 
案头 
案頭 
an4 tou2 
 
 
on one's desk 
 
案文 
案文 
an4 wen2 
 
 
text 
 
案验 
案驗 
an4 yan4 
 
 
investigate the evidence of a case 
 
案由 
案由 
an4 you2 
 
 
main points of a case; brief; summary 
 
案语 
案語 
an4 yu3 
 
 
variant of 按語|按语 
 
案子 
案子 
an4 zi5 
 
 
long table; counter; case; law case; legal case; judicial case 
 
办案 
辦案 
ban4 an4 
 
 
to handle a case 
 
报案 
報案 
bao4 an4 
 
 
to report a case to the authorities 
 
备案 
備案 
bei4 an4 
 
 
to put on record; to file 
 
弊案 
弊案 
bi4 an4 
 
 
scandal 
 
编者案 
編者案 
bian1 zhe3 an4 
 
 
variant of 編者按|编者按 
 
病案 
病案 
bing4 an4 
 
 
medical record 
 
不信任案 
不信任案 
bu4 xin4 ren4 an4 
 
 
no-confidence motion 
 
惨案 
慘案 
can3 an4 
 
 
massacre; tragedy 
 
草案 
草案 
cao3 an4 
 
 
draft (legislation, proposal etc) 
 
初刻拍案惊奇 
初刻拍案驚奇 
chu1 ke4 pai1 an4 jing1 qi2 
 
 
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part I), first of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初 
 
错案 
錯案 
cuo4 an4 
 
 
a misjudged legal case; a miscarriage (of justice) 
 
答案 
答案 
da2 an4 
 
 
answer; solution 
 
大唐狄公案 
大唐狄公案 
da4 tang2 di2 gong1 an4 
 
 
Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee, 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik, featuring Tang Dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰 as master sleuth 
 
档案 
檔案 
dang4 an4 
 
 
file; record; archive 
 
档案传输协定 
檔案傳輸協定 
dang4 an4 chuan2 shu1 xie2 ding4 
 
 
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) 
 
档案分配区 
檔案分配區 
dang4 an4 fen1 pei4 qu1 
 
 
file allocation table; FAT 
 
档案服务 
檔案服務 
dang4 an4 fu2 wu4 
 
 
file service 
 
档案馆 
檔案館 
dang4 an4 guan3 
 
 
archive library 
 
档案建立 
檔案建立 
dang4 an4 jian4 li4 
 
 
file creation 
 
档案属性 
檔案屬性 
dang4 an4 shu3 xing4 
 
 
file attribute 
 
档案执行 
檔案執行 
dang4 an4 zhi2 xing2 
 
 
file execution; executable file 
 
档案转送 
檔案轉送 
dang4 an4 zhuan3 song4 
 
 
file transfer 
 
档案转送存取及管理 
檔案轉送存取及管理 
dang4 an4 zhuan3 song4 cun2 qu3 ji2 guan3 li3 
 
 
File Transfer, Access and Management; FTAM 
 
档案总管 
檔案總管 
dang4 an4 zong3 guan3 
 
 
file manager (computing); (Windows) Explorer 
 
到案 
到案 
dao4 an4 
 
 
to make an appearance in court 
 
德雷福斯案件 
德雷福斯案件 
de2 lei2 fu2 si1 an4 jian4 
 
 
Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitism and miscarriage of justice 
 
狄公案 
狄公案 
di2 gong1 an4 
 
 
Dee Gong An (or Judge Dee's) Cases, 18th century fantasy featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁傑|狄仁杰 as master sleuth, translated by R.H. van Gulik as Three Murder Cases Solved by Judge Dee 
 
第二次汉字简化方案 
第二次漢字簡化方案 
di4 er4 ci4 han4 zi4 jian3 hua4 fang1 an4 
 
 
Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (second round of simplified Chinese characters, proposed in 1977 and retracted in 1986); abbr. to 二簡|二简 
 
定案 
定案 
ding4 an4 
 
 
to reach a verdict; to conclude a judgment 
 
都更案 
都更案 
du1 geng1 an4 
 
 
urban development project 
 
断案 
斷案 
duan4 an4 
 
 
to judge a case 
 
堆案盈几 
堆案盈几 
dui1 an4 ying2 ji1 
 
 
lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work 
 
对案 
對案 
dui4 an4 
 
 
counterproposal 
 
二刻拍案惊奇 
二刻拍案驚奇 
er4 ke4 pai1 an4 jing1 qi2 
 
 
Slapping the Table in Amazement (Part II), second of two books of vernacular stories by Ming dynasty novelist Ling Mengchu 凌濛初|凌蒙初 
 
发案 
發案 
fa1 an4 
 
 
occurrence (refers to time and place esp. of a criminal act); to take place; to occur; to advertise freelance work 
 
法案 
法案 
fa3 an4 
 
 
bill; proposed law 
 
翻案 
翻案 
fan1 an4 
 
 
to reverse a verdict; to present different views on a historical person or verdict 
 
犯案 
犯案 
fan4 an4 
 
 
to commit a crime or offence 
 
方案 
方案 
fang1 an4 
 
 
plan; program (for action etc); proposal; proposed bill 
 
伏案 
伏案 
fu2 an4 
 
 
to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc) 
 
个案 
個案 
ge4 an4 
 
 
a case; an individual case; case-by-case 
 
公案 
公案 
gong1 an4 
 
 
judge's desk; complex legal case; contentious issue; koan (Zen Buddhism) 
 
归案 
歸案 
gui1 an4 
 
 
to bring to justice; arrested and brought to trial 
 
几案 
幾案 
ji1 an4 
 
 
table; long table 
 
积案 
積案 
ji1 an4 
 
 
long pending case 
 
技术方案 
技術方案 
ji4 shu4 fang1 an4 
 
 
technology program; technical solution 
 
假案 
假案 
jia3 an4 
 
 
fabricated legal case; frame-up 
 
教案 
教案 
jiao4 an4 
 
 
lesson plan; teaching plan; a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing) 
 
接案 
接案 
jie1 an4 
 
 
to be informed of a case; to take a case; to contract for a job (as a freelancer) 
 
结案 
結案 
jie2 an4 
 
 
to conclude a case; to wind up 
 
经典案例 
經典案例 
jing1 dian3 an4 li4 
 
 
case study; classic example 
 
旧案 
舊案 
jiu4 an4 
 
 
old court case; long-standing legal dispute 
 
举案齐眉 
舉案齊眉 
ju3 an4 qi2 mei2 
 
 
lit. to lift the tray to eyebrow level (idiom); mutual respect in a marriage 
 
决议案 
決議案 
jue2 yi4 an4 
 
 
resolution (of a meeting) 
 
立案 
立案 
li4 an4 
 
 
to register (to an official organism); to file a case (for investigation) 
 
立案侦查 
立案偵查 
li4 an4 zhen1 cha2 
 
 
to file for investigation; to prosecute (a case) 
 
另案 
另案 
ling4 an4 
 
 
another case (in law); a case to treat separately 
 
脉案 
脈案 
mai4 an4 
 
 
medical record 
 
命案 
命案 
ming4 an4 
 
 
homicide case; murder case 
 
谋杀案 
謀殺案 
mou2 sha1 an4 
 
 
murder case 
 
拍案 
拍案 
pai1 an4 
 
 
lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc); fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc 
 
拍案而起 
拍案而起 
pai1 an4 er2 qi3 
 
 
lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether; unable to take it any more 
 
拍案叫绝 
拍案叫絕 
pai1 an4 jiao4 jue2 
 
 
lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!; amazing!; great! 
 
拍案惊奇 
拍案驚奇 
pai1 an4 jing1 qi2 
 
 
to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!; amazing! 
 
排华法案 
排華法案 
pai2 hua2 fa3 an4 
 
 
Chinese Exclusion Act, a US law restricting Chinese immigration from 1882-1943 
 
骗案 
騙案 
pian4 an4 
 
 
scam; fraud 
 
破案 
破案 
po4 an4 
 
 
to solve a case; shabby old table 
 
枪击案 
槍擊案 
qiang1 ji1 an4 
 
 
a shooting 
 
抢劫案 
搶劫案 
qiang3 jie2 an4 
 
 
robbery; holdup 
 
权利法案 
權利法案 
quan2 li4 fa3 an4 
 
 
bill of rights 
 
杀人案 
殺人案 
sha1 ren2 an4 
 
 
murder case; homicide case 
 
杀人案件 
殺人案件 
sha1 ren2 an4 jian4 
 
 
(case of, incident of) murder 
 
山案座 
山案座 
shan1 an4 zuo4 
 
 
Mensa (constellation) 
 
涉案 
涉案 
she4 an4 
 
 
(of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 
 
涉黑案 
涉黑案 
she4 hei1 an4 
 
 
gang-related case; criminal case 
 
受贿案 
受賄案 
shou4 hui4 an4 
 
 
bribery case 
 
书案 
書案 
shu1 an4 
 
 
writing desk; official record 
 
四一二惨案 
四一二慘案 
si4 yi1 er4 can3 an4 
 
 
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists 
 
苏报案 
蘇報案 
su1 bao4 an4 
 
 
Qing's 1903 suppression of revolutionary calls in newspaper 蘇報|苏报, leading to imprisonment of Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 and Zou Rong 鄒容|邹容 
 
桃色案件 
桃色案件 
tao2 se4 an4 jian4 
 
 
case involving sex scandal (law) 
 
提案 
提案 
ti2 an4 
 
 
proposal; draft resolution; motion (to be debated); to propose a bill; to make a proposal 
 
提案人 
提案人 
ti2 an4 ren2 
 
 
proposer 
 
条案 
條案 
tiao2 an4 
 
 
long narrow table 
 
同案犯 
同案犯 
tong2 an4 fan4 
 
 
accomplice 
 
投案 
投案 
tou2 an4 
 
 
to surrender to the authorities; to turn oneself in (for a crime) 
 
图案 
圖案 
tu2 an4 
 
 
design; pattern 
 
误判案 
誤判案 
wu4 pan4 an4 
 
 
miscarriage of justice 
 
香案 
香案 
xiang1 an4 
 
 
incense burner table 
 
销案 
銷案 
xiao1 an4 
 
 
to close a case; to bring a case to a close (law) 
 
刑案 
刑案 
xing2 an4 
 
 
criminal case 
 
行动方案 
行動方案 
xing2 dong4 fang1 an4 
 
 
program of action 
 
凶杀案 
兇殺案 
xiong1 sha1 an4 
 
 
murder case 
 
修正案 
修正案 
xiu1 zheng4 an4 
 
 
amendment; revised draft 
 
悬案 
懸案 
xuan2 an4 
 
 
unresolved question; unresolved case 
 
血案 
血案 
xue4 an4 
 
 
murder case 
 
医案 
醫案 
yi1 an4 
 
 
case history (TCM); case record 
 
疑案 
疑案 
yi2 an4 
 
 
a doubtful case; a controversy 
 
遗案 
遺案 
yi2 an4 
 
 
unsolved case (law) 
 
议案 
議案 
yi4 an4 
 
 
proposal; motion 
 
预案 
預案 
yu4 an4 
 
 
contingency plan 
 
冤案 
冤案 
yuan1 an4 
 
 
miscarriage of justice 
 
冤假错案 
冤假錯案 
yuan1 jia3 cuo4 an4 
 
 
unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case) 
 
中苏解决悬案大纲协定 
中蘇解決懸案大綱協定 
zhong1 su1 jie3 jue2 xuan2 an4 da4 gang1 xie2 ding4 
 
 
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China 
 
重案 
重案 
zhong4 an4 
 
 
major case; serious crime 
 
专案 
專案 
zhuan1 an4 
 
 
special case for investigation; project (Taiwan) 
 
专案经理 
專案經理 
zhuan1 an4 jing1 li3 
 
 
project manager 
 
专案组 
專案組 
zhuan1 an4 zu3 
 
 
special investigation team (legal or judicial) 
 
桌案 
桌案 
zhuo1 an4 
 
 
table 
 
捉拿归案 
捉拿歸案 
zhuo1 na2 gui1 an4 
 
 
to bring to justice 
 
罪案 
罪案 
zui4 an4 
 
 
a criminal case 
 
作案 
作案 
zuo4 an4 
 
 
to commit a crime