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(jiǎn chá) - check, inspect, examine in Mandarin

jiǎnchá

Traditional: 檢查

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HSK 4
#752 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

check, inspect, examine

Word origin

检查 means 'to inspect': 检 (jiǎn, 'to examine', simplified from 檢, with 木 the wood radical) plus 查 (chá, 'to investigate', also with 木). Together: to look over and verify.

Origin
compound
Root
检 (jiǎn, to examine: 木 wood + 佥 phonetic) + 查 (chá, to investigate)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 检

检

Stroke order for 查

查

Examples

。

The doctor examined his body.

。

Please check your work.

李lǐ。

Customs inspected our luggage.

业yè。

Please check the homework.

李lǐ。

Customs will inspect the luggage.

检查 (jiǎn chá) means check, inspect, examine. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 16.