作案
zuò àn
Pinyin

Definition

作案
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zuò àn
  1. to commit a crime

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

作
zuō
  1. 1 worker
  2. 2 workshop
  3. 3 (slang) troublesome
  4. 4 high-maintenance (person)
作品
zuò pǐn
  1. 1 work (of art)
  2. 2 opus
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],篇[piān]
作业
zuò yè
  1. 1 school assignment
  2. 2 homework
  3. 3 work
  4. 4 task
  5. 5 operation
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
  7. 7 to operate
作为
zuò wéi
  1. 1 one's conduct
  2. 2 deed
  3. 3 activity
  4. 4 accomplishment
  5. 5 achievement
  6. 6 to act as
  7. 7 as (in the capacity of)
  8. 8 qua
  9. 9 to view as
  10. 10 to look upon (sth as)
  11. 11 to take sth to be
作用
zuò yòng
  1. 1 to act on
  2. 2 to affect
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 function
  5. 5 activity
  6. 6 impact
  7. 7 result
  8. 8 effect
  9. 9 purpose
  10. 10 intent
  11. 11 to play a role
  12. 12 corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
  13. 13 CL:個|个[gè]
动作
dòng zuò
  1. 1 movement
  2. 2 motion
  3. 3 action
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
工作
gōng zuò
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 (of a machine) to operate
  3. 3 job
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 task
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
答案
dá àn
  1. 1 answer
  2. 2 solution
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
作伴
zuò bàn
  1. 1 to accompany
  2. 2 to keep sb company
作出
zuò chū
  1. 1 to put out
  2. 2 to come up with
  3. 3 to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc)
  4. 4 to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc)
  5. 5 to draw (conclusion)
  6. 6 to deliver (speech, judgment)
  7. 7 to devise (explanation)
  8. 8 to extract
作孽
zuò niè
  1. 1 to sin
作家
zuò jiā
  1. 1 author
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
作弊
zuò bì
  1. 1 to practice fraud
  2. 2 to cheat
  3. 3 to engage in corrupt practices
作怪
zuò guài
  1. 1 (of a ghost) to make strange things happen
  2. 2 to act up
  3. 3 to act behind the scenes
  4. 4 to make mischief
  5. 5 odd
  6. 6 to misbehave (euphemism for having sex)
作息
zuò xī
  1. 1 to work and rest
作战
zuò zhàn
  1. 1 combat
  2. 2 to fight
作文
zuò wén
  1. 1 to write an essay
  2. 2 composition (student essay)
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān]
作曲
zuò qǔ
  1. 1 to compose (music)
作案
zuò àn
  1. 1 to commit a crime
作痛
zuò tòng
  1. 1 to ache

Idioms (20)

以身作则
yǐ shēn zuò zé
  1. 1 to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
作威作福
zuò wēi zuò fú
  1. 1 tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people
作茧自缚
zuò jiǎn zì fù
  1. 1 to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
  2. 2 hoist by his own petard
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
俾夜作昼
bǐ yè zuò zhòu
  1. 1 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
  2. 2 work especially hard
俾昼作夜
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
  1. 1 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
呼牛作马
hū niú zuò mǎ
  1. 1 to call sth a cow or a horse (idiom); it doesn't matter what you call it
  2. 2 Insult me if you want, I don't care what you call me.
回嗔作喜
huí chēn zuò xǐ
  1. 1 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
堆案盈几
duī àn yíng jī
  1. 1 lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work
天作之合
tiān zuò zhī hé
  1. 1 a match made in heaven (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
始作俑者
shǐ zuò yǒng zhě
  1. 1 lit. the first person to bury funerary dolls (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the originator of an evil practice
寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè
  1. 1 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
小作怡情，大作伤身
xiǎo zuò yí qíng , dà zuò shāng shēn
  1. 1 a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiom)
已作出保
yǐ zuò chū bǎo
  1. 1 to do sth under oath (idiom)
弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
  1. 1 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
拍案而起
pāi àn ér qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether
  2. 2 unable to take it any more

Sample Sentences

可现在考风抓得那么严，他们怎么敢顶风作案？
kě xiànzài kǎofēng zhuā de nàme yán ，tāmen zěnme gǎn dǐngfēngzuòàn ？
But nowadays conduct at exams is being controlled so strictly. How do they dare to blantantly commit a crime against the law?
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审判长，这对找出被告人的作案动机至关重要。
shěnpànzhǎng ，zhè duì zhǎochū bèigàorén de zuòàn dòngjī zhìguānzhòngyào 。
Your honor, this is very important for finding the defendant's motive for the crime.
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是。但是从她们聚会的地点到家里开车只要15分钟，她完全有可能中途溜出作案。她也可以不进入停车库。总之，我们的调查显示陈瑶没有站得住脚的不在场证据。
shì 。dànshì cóng tāmen jùhuì de dìdiǎn dào jiālǐ kāichē zhǐyào shíwǔ fēnzhōng ，tā wánquán yǒu kěnéng zhōngtú liūchū zuò àn 。tā yě kěyǐ bù jìnrù tíngchēkù 。zǒngzhī ，wǒmen de diàochá xiǎnshì Chén Yáo méiyǒu zhàndezhùjiǎo de bù zàichǎng zhèngjù 。
Right. But the place where they met up was only fifteen minutes by car away from her home. There's a very good possibility that she could have sneaked out halfway through to commit the crime. She also could have not entered the parking garage. So, in conclusion, our investigation shows that Chen Yao does not have a water-tight alibi.
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他们是不是发现了作案凶器？
tāmen shìbushì fāxiàn le zuòàn xiōngqì ？
Did they find the murder weapon?
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审判长，我首先向被害人表示沉痛的哀悼。但是作为被告陈瑶的辩护律师，我不能同意公诉机关对陈瑶故意杀人的犯罪指控。我会举证陈瑶不仅不具备作案时间、而且也没有杀人动机。而且警方在整个调查过程中并没有深入调查其他嫌疑人便草率结案，对我的代理人极为不公。
shěnpànzhǎng ，wǒ shǒuxiān xiàng bèihàirén biǎoshì chéntòng de āidào 。dànshì zuòwéi bèigào Chén Yáo de biànhù lǜshī ，wǒ bùnéng tóngyì gōng sù jīguān duì Chén Yáo gùyì shārén de fànzuì zhǐkòng 。wǒ huì jǔzhèng Chén Yáo bùjǐn bù jùbèi zuò àn shíjiān 、érqiě yěméiyǒu shārén dòngjī 。érqiě jǐngfāng zài zhěnggè diàochá guòchéng zhōng bìng méiyǒu shēnrù diàochá qítā xiányírén biàn cǎoshuài jié àn ，duì wǒ de dàilǐrén jíwéi bùgōng 。
Your honor, first, let me express my sincere sorrow for the victim. But as Chen Yao's defense attorney, I do not agree with the prosecution's criminal charges against Chen Yao. I will prove that Chen Yao not only did not have the time to commit the crime, but also that she did not have a motive for murder. Additionally, during the course of the investigation, the police did not thoroughly investigate other suspects. They wrapped up the case in a sloppy way, which was extremely unfair to my client.
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我代表人民检察院对被告陈瑶提起公诉，控告她于2008年8月12日杀害丈夫王冠伟。警方的侦讯和调查表明，除了死者和陈瑶，没有第三人在当日进入过寓所。而且死者生前和陈瑶的关系名存实亡，准备离婚，因此被告完全具备作案动机。
wǒ dàibiǎo rénmín jiǎncháyuàn duì bèigào Chén Yáo tíqǐ gōngsù ，kònggào tā yú èrlínglíngbānián bā yuè shí èr rì shāhài zhàngfu Wáng Guànwěi 。jǐngfāng de zhēnxùn hé diàochá biǎomíng ，chúle sǐzhě hé Chén Yáo ，méiyǒu dìsānrén zài dāngrì jìnrù guò yùsuǒ 。érqiě sǐzhě shēngqián hé Chén Yáo de guānxi míngcúnshíwáng ，zhǔnbèi líhūn ，yīncǐ bèigào wánquán jùbèi zuòàn dòngjī 。
On behalf of the People's Procuratorate, I am initiating legal proceedings against the defendant, Chen Yao. I accuse her of murdering her husband, Wang Junwei, on August 12, 2008. The police investigation shows that other than the deceased and Chen Yao, no one else entered the dwelling that day. Furthermore, the relationship between the deceased and Chen Yao existed only in name, and they were getting ready to divorce. Because of this, the defendant had a solid motive for the crime.
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陈主任，我觉得这不是顶风作案的问题。不管有没有人查，都绝对不能抄袭。这是为人师表的最起码要求。
Chén zhǔrèn ，wǒ juéde zhè bùshì dǐngfēngzuò àn de wèntí 。bùguǎn yǒu méiyǒu rén chá ，dōu juéduì bùnéng chāoxí 。zhè shì wéirénshībiǎo de zuì qǐmǎ yāoqiú 。
Director Chen, I don't think this is a problem of blatant wrong-doing. Whether or not anybody investigates, you absolutely cannot plagiarize. This is the most basic requirement of being a respectable teacher.
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哎，这个老宋怎么这么糊涂呢？现在学校严打学术抄袭，他还顶风作案。这......这也太不值得了。
āi ，zhè ge Lǎo Sòng zěnme zhème hútu ne ？xiànzài xuéxiào yándǎ xuéshù chāoxí ，tā hái dǐngfēngzuòàn 。zhè ......zhè yě tài bù zhídé le 。
Agh, how could Professor Song be so confused? These days, schools are cracking down hard on academic plagiarism, and he still did this so blatantly. This...this...really isn't worth it!
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