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title: "Lian Meaning: 立案 (lì’àn) Means “to open a case”"
description: "立案 (lì’àn) means “to open a case (for investigation); to register a case”. Hear its tones, see what 立 and 案 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 立案 mean?

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立案 lì’àn

## to open a case (for investigation); to register a case

## It can also mean

- to put on record

## Its characters

1. 立 lì to stand
2. 案 àn case

## In a sentence

警察已经立案调查了。 The police have already opened a case to investigate.

[More about 立案](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AB%8B%E6%A1%88)

## More words with 立 or 案

- [案件 ànjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anjian)
- [案例 ànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anli)
- [草案 cǎo’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/caoan)
- [成立 chénglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengli)
- [创立 chuànglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangli)
- [答案 dá’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daan)
- [档案 dàng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangan)
- [对立 duìlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duili)
- [独立 dúlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duli)
- [方案 fāng’àn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangan)

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