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个案

gè'àn

individual case; specific case

A hand pulls one folder from a stack, a magnifier beside it
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Characters in this word

个 gè

Strokes
3
Radical
丨 — vertical stroke
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

案 àn

Strokes
10
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
安 peaceful, tranquil, quiet 木 tree
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 案

Example phrases

  • 这起个案不能代表整体趋势,却暴露出监管流程的明显漏洞。 Zhè qǐ gè'àn bù néng dàibiǎo zhěngtǐ qūshì, què bàolù chū jiānguǎn liúchéng de míngxiǎn lòudòng. This individual case cannot represent the overall trend, but it exposes clear flaws in the regulatory process.
  • 这只是个案,不能说明所有学校都有问题。 Zhè zhǐ shì gè'àn, bù néng shuōmíng suǒyǒu xuéxiào dōu yǒu wèntí. This is only an isolated case and doesn't show that every school has a problem.
  • 医生把每一个个案都详细记在了本子上。 Yīshēng bǎ měi yí ge gè'àn dōu xiángxì jì zài le běnzi shang. The doctor wrote down every individual case in detail in a notebook.

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