| 四一二惨案 | sì yī èr cǎn àn | the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists |
| 堆案盈几 | duī àn yíng jī | lit. piles of work and papers (idiom); fig. accumulated backlog of work |
| 报案 | bào àn | to report a case to the authorities |
| 大唐狄公案 | dà táng Dí gōng àn | Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee (lit. the Tang dynasty Di Renji case), 1949 novel by R.H. van Gulik featuring Tang dynasty politician Di Renjie 狄仁杰 as master sleuth |
| 专案组 | zhuān àn zǔ | special investigating team (legal or judicial) |
| 山案座 | shān àn zuò | Mensa (constellation) |
| 几案 | jī àn | table; long table |
| 德雷福斯案件 | Dé léi fú sī àn jiàn | Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitism and miscarriage of justice |
| 悬案 | xuán àn | unresolved question; unresolved case |
| 投案 | tóu àn | to surrender to the authorities; to turn oneself in (for a crime) |
| 拍案 | pāi àn | lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc); fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc |
| 拍案叫绝 | pāi àn jiào jué | lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!; amazing!; great! |
| 拍案而起 | pāi àn ér qǐ | lit. to slap the table and stand up (idiom); fig. at the end of one's tether; unable to take it any more |
| 拍案惊奇 | pāi àn jīng qí | to slap the table in amazement (idiom); wonderful!; amazing! |
| 捉拿归案 | zhuō ná guī àn | bring to justice |
| 排华法案 | pái Huá fǎ àn | Chinese Exclusion Act, a US law restricting Chinese immigration from 1882-1943 |
| 提案人 | tí àn rén | proposer |
| 抢劫案 | qiāng jié àn | robbery; case of looting |
| 抢劫案 | qiǎng jié àn | robbery; holdup |
| 桃色案件 | táo sè àn jiàn | case involving sex scandal (law) |
| 案例 | àn lì | case (law); CL:个 |
| 案例法 | àn lì fǎ | case law |
| 案兵束甲 | àn bīng shù jiǎ | to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting |
| 案文 | àn wén | text |
| 案板 | àn bǎn | kneading or chopping board |
| 案由 | àn yóu | main points of a case; brief; summary |
| 案甲休兵 | àn jiǎ xiū bīng | to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting |
| 案发 | àn fā | to investigate a crime on the spot; to occur (of a crime); to be discovered (of a crime) |
| 案称 | àn chèng | counter scale |
| 案语 | àn yǔ | note; comment; variant of 按語 按语 |
| 案头 | àn tóu | on one's desk |
| 案验 | àn yàn | investigate the evidence of a case |
| 桌案 | zhuō àn | table |
| 枪击案 | qiāng jī àn | a shooting |
| 档案传输协定 | dàng àn chuán shū xié dìng | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) |
| 档案分配区 | dàng àn fēn pèi qū | file allocation table; FAT |
| 档案执行 | dàng àn zhí xíng | file execution; executable file |
| 档案属性 | dàng àn shǔ xìng | file attribute |
| 档案建立 | dàng àn jiàn lì | file creation |
| 档案服务 | dàng àn fú wù | file service |
| 档案转送 | dàng àn zhuǎn sòng | file transfer |
档案转送存取及管 理 | dàng àn zhuǎn sòng cún qǔ jí guǎn lǐ | File Transfer, Access and Management; FTAM |
| 档案馆 | dàng àn guǎn | archive library |
| 权利法案 | quán lì fǎ àn | bill of rights |
| 杀人案 | shā rén àn | murder case; homicide case |
| 杀人案件 | shā rén àn jiàn | (case of, incident of) murder |
| 决议案 | jué yì àn | resolution (of a meeting) |
| 涉案 | shè àn | (person) involved in (the case) |
| 涉黑案 | shè hēi àn | gang-related case; criminal case |
| 犯案 | fàn àn | to be discovered and brought to justice |