lì'àn

file a case

立案 lì'àn
file a case verb
to formally initiate a legal or criminal investigation by judicial or police authorities

The public security organs decided to file a case for investigation into this contract fraud.

register verb
to register or file for the record with an official administrative body

The scientific research project has been officially filed with the Bureau of Education.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.65 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
11.3 per million

Sources

Definitions
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