破案

pòàn
to solve a criminal case

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 破 pò
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of
2 案 àn
  1. (legal) case
  2. incident
  3. record
  4. file
  5. table