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查 (chá): To investigate — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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查=木tree+旦dawn

A wooden (木) platform or table used for examination (旦) — to inspect, check, or investigate.

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HSK Vocabulary: 查

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检查

jiǎn chá

inspect

HSK 3

调查

diào chá

investigation

HSK 4

审查

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 查 is used in context

yī医
shēng生
zhèng正
zài在
jiǎn检
chá查
bìng

Information

Pinyinchá
Meaningto investigate
Strokes9
Radical木
Traditional查
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#514
Zhuyinㄔㄚˊ
UnicodeU+67E5
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shěn chá

examine; investigate; check

HSK 6

查获

chá huò

hunt down and seize; track down

HSK 6

侦查

zhēn chá

investigate

HSK 3.0 L7-9

复查

fù chá

Recheck / review

HSK 3.0 L7-9
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抽查

chōu zhā

Spot check

HSK 3.0 L7-9

排查

pái chá

investigate

HSK 3.0 L7-9

搜查

sōu chá

Search / Investigate

HSK 3.0 L7-9

查处

chá chǔ

To investigate and deal with / to punish

HSK 3.0 L7-9

查找

chá zhǎo

to search for

HSK 3.0 L4

查明

chá míng

To find out / to ascertain

HSK 3.0 L7-9

查看

chá kàn

to look over

HSK 3.0 L4

查询

chá xún

to check

HSK 3.0 L6

核查

hé zhā

Verification

HSK 3.0 L7-9
病
rén人
de的
shēn身
tǐ体
zhuàng状
kuàng况
。

The doctor is checking the patient's physical condition.

wǒ我
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
chá查
zhǎo找
xiāng相
guān关
zī资
liào料
。

I am searching for relevant information online

lǎo老
shī师
yào要
chá查
wǒ我
men们
de的
zuò作
yè业
。

The teacher wants to check our homework.

jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
diào调
chá查
zhè这
qǐ起
shì事
gù故
de的
yuán原
yīn因
。

The police are investigating the cause of this accident

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