格 gé square / frame / rule / (legal) case / style / character / standard / pattern / (grammar) case / (classical) to obstruct / to hinder / (classical) to arrive / to come / (classical) to investigate / to study exhaustively syn 命案 mìng àn homicide case / murder case syn 麻木 má mù numb / insensitive / apathetic syn 案情 àn qíng details of a case / case 杀人案 殺人案 shā rén àn murder case / homicide case syn 个案 個案 gè àn individual case / special case 麻木不仁 má mù bù rén numbed / insensitive / apathetic / thick-skinned syn 然则 然則 rán zé that being the case / then / in that case syn 不解风情 不解風情 bù jiě fēng qíng unromantic / insensitive 多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) 情事 qíng shì circumstances / facts (of a case) / case / feelings / love affair syn 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 那 nà (specifier) that / the / those (colloquial pr. [nei4]) / (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations) / then (in that case) syn 也 yě also / too / as well / (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5] syn 如果 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that syn 那么 那麼 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case syn 一起 yī qǐ (in) the same place / together / in company (with) / altogether / in total / an instance of / a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc) syn 起 qǐ to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group syn 总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn 案子 àn zi long table / counter / (coll.) case (criminal, medical etc) / matter / project / job syn 除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 既然 jì rán since / as / this being the case syn 反正 fǎn zhèng anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side syn 便 biàn plain / informal / suitable / convenient / opportune / to urinate or defecate / equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then / in that case / even if / soon afterwards syn 案件 àn jiàn case / instance / CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3] syn 箱子 xiāng zi suitcase / chest / box / case / trunk / CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4] syn 盒子 hé zi box / case / hezi – a savory turnover-like pie in northern Chinese and Mongolian cuisines syn 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means syn 谋杀案 謀殺案 móu shā àn murder case syn 万一 萬一 wàn yī just in case / if by any chance / contingency syn 经典 經典 jīng diǎn the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical syn 典型 diǎn xíng model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative syn 神经病 神經病 shén jīng bìng mental disorder / neuropathy / (derog.) mental case syn 例子 lì zi case / (for) instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 结案 結案 jié àn to conclude a case / to wind up 上诉 上訴 shàng sù to appeal (a judicial case) / appeal syn 破案 pò àn to solve a case / shabby old table 病例 bìng lì (medical) case / occurrence of illness 凶杀案 兇殺案 xiōng shā àn murder case syn 罪案 zuì àn a criminal case 办案 辦案 bàn àn to handle a case syn 案例 àn lì case (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc) / instance / example / CL:個|个[ge4] 病历 病歷 bìng lì medical record / case history syn 弹壳 彈殼 dàn ké ammunition case syn 被告人 bèi gào rén defendant (in legal case) syn 审理 審理 shěn lǐ to hear (a case) syn 报案 報案 bào àn to report a case to the authorities syn 民事 mín shì civil case / agricultural affairs / civil 公文包 gōng wén bāo briefcase / attaché case 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad / most unfortunate occurrence / in any case / whatever syn 确诊 確診 què zhěn to make a definite diagnosis / confirmed (case of a specific disease) syn 外壳 外殼 wài ké envelope / outer shell / hull / cover / case syn 立案 lì àn to register (to an official organism) / to file a case (for investigation) 胜诉 勝訴 shèng sù to win a court case 以防 yǐ fáng (so as) to avoid / to prevent / (just) in case syn 悬案 懸案 xuán àn unresolved question / unresolved case syn 可见 可見 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible syn 已然 yǐ rán already / to be already so / to have long been the case syn 受理 shòu lǐ to accept to hear a case / to handle (a service) 套子 tào zi sheath / case / cover / conventional method / cliché / trick / (coll.) condom syn 特例 tè lì special case / isolated example 倘若 tǎng ruò if / supposing / in case syn 血案 xuè àn murder case syn 涉案 shè àn (of a perpetrator, victim, weapon, sum of money etc) to be involved in the case 有备无患 有備無患 yǒu bèi wú huàn Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom) 移送 yí sòng to transfer (a case, a person, files etc) syn 范例 範例 fàn lì example / model case 轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case) / degree of seriousness / whether sth is slight or serious syn 事例 shì lì example / exemplar / typical case syn 查处 查處 chá chǔ to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn 复审 復審 fù shěn to re-examine / to recheck / (law) to conduct a judicial review / to retry (a case) syn 例证 例證 lì zhèng example / case in point syn 疑案 yí àn a doubtful case / a controversy syn 铅笔盒 鉛筆盒 qiān bǐ hé pencil case 既是 jì shì is both ...(and...) / since / as / being the case that syn 查办 查辦 chá bàn to investigate and handle (a criminal case) syn 假若 jiǎ ruò if / supposing / in case syn 假使 jiǎ shǐ if / in case / suppose / given ... syn 再审 再審 zài shěn to hear a case again / review / retrial syn 引以为戒 引以為戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly syn 教案 jiào àn lesson plan / teaching plan / a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing) 甄别 甄別 zhēn bié to screen / to discriminate / to reexamine a case / screening (of applicants etc) syn 一方 yī fāng a party (in a contract or legal case) / one side / area / region 错案 錯案 cuò àn a misjudged legal case / a miscarriage (of justice) syn 无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn 案由 àn yóu main points of a case / brief / summary syn 断案 斷案 duàn àn to judge a case syn 强辩 強辯 qiǎng biàn to try to make one's case using false arguments syn 首例 shǒu lì first case / first instance 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom) syn 苦主 kǔ zhǔ (old) the family of the victim in a murder case / (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc) / (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit; 机箱 機箱 jī xiāng computer case 不管怎样 不管怎樣 bù guǎn zěn yàng in any case / no matter what syn 民事诉讼 民事訴訟 mín shì sù sòng common plea / civil appeal (as opposed to criminal case) 机壳 機殼 jī qiào case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc) 古来 古來 gǔ lái since ancient times / it has ever been the case that syn 审结 審結 shěn jié (law) to try (a criminal case) and reach a conclusion syn 不一而足 bù yī ér zú by no means an isolated case / numerous syn 