No. 4,747 in Chinese
立案
To file or register a case (in a legal or official context).
In a sentence
警察决定立案调查这个案件。
The police decided to file a case for investigating this incident.
Here, '立案' means to file or register a case for official investigation by authorities.
由于证据不足，法院暂时不能立案。
Due to insufficient evidence, the court cannot file the case for now.
In this context, '立案' refers to the action by judicial authorities to formally accept a case for legal proceedings.
提起诉讼后，律师要求尽快立案。
After initiating a lawsuit, the lawyer requested to promptly file the case.
Here, '立案' is used to describe the procedural step of officially registering a case after a complaint is made.
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