fàn àn
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  • v.(of an offender) be found out and brought to justice; be discovered after committing a crime

    • fàn àn zhě

      犯案

      the perpetrators of the crime

    • tā yòu fàn àn le

      犯案

      He was caught again for law-breaking.

    • wǒ men xī wàng zài tā zài cì fàn àn qián zhǎo dào tā

      我们希望再次犯案找到

      We're looking to stop him before he does it again.

Word usage

  • "犯" and "案" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 曾经

      He has committed crimes before.

    • 儿子

      His son has committed a crime.

    • 什么

      What crime did he commit?