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搜查 (sōu chá): Search / Investigate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

搜查 consists of 2 characters.

to search, to look for

to investigate, to examine, to check

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Pinyinsōu chá

MeaningSearch / Investigate

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word搜查

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3.

How to Use 搜查 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 搜查 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith一遍

sōu搜

chá查

yī一

biàn遍

neutral

search once/through

Adverb + Verbwith仔细

zǐ仔

xì细

sōu搜

chá查

Verb + Object

sōu搜

chá查

fáng房

jiān间

neutral

search a room

Verb + Nounwith令

sōu搜

chá查

lìng令

formal

search warrant

4.

Example Sentences with 搜查

jǐng警

chá察

sōu搜

chá查

le了

fáng房

jiān间

neutral

search carefully

jìn进

xíng行

sōu搜

chá查

formalWritten

conduct a search

。

The police searched the room.

jǐng警

fāng方

yī依

fǎ法

duì对

xián嫌

yí疑

rén人

zhù住

suǒ所

zhǎn展

kāi开

le了

tū突

jī击

sōu搜

chá查

。

The police conducted a surprise search of the suspect's residence in accordance with the law.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

sōu搜

chá查

guò过

nà那

xiē些

jiù旧

xiāng箱

zǐ子

lǐ里

de的

dōng东

xī西

ma吗

？

Haven't you searched through the things in those old boxes?

hǎi海

guān关

rén人

yuán员

zǐ仔

xì细

sōu搜

chá查

le了

xíng行

lǐ李

，

què确

bǎo保

méi没

yǒu有

wéi违

jìn禁

pǐn品

。

The customs officers carefully searched the luggage to ensure there were no prohibited items.

tā他

men们

bìng并

wèi未

sōu搜

chá查

dào到

rèn任

hé何

néng能

zhèng证

míng明

qí其

yǒu有

zuì罪

de的

zhèng证

jù据

。

They did not find any evidence that could prove his guilt during the search.

wèi为

le了

xún寻

zhǎo找

zǒu走

shī失

de的

chǒng宠

wù物

，

lín邻

jū居

men们

zì自

fā发

zǔ组

zhī织

le了

dì地

tǎn毯

shì式

sōu搜

chá查

。

To find the lost pet, the neighbors spontaneously organized a thorough, carpet-style search.

wèi为

le了

zhǎo找

dào到

shī失

zōng踪

de的

wén文

jiàn件

，

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

jìn进

xíng行

le了

yī一

cì次

quán全

miàn面

de的

sōu搜

chá查

。

A thorough search was conducted in the office to locate the missing documents.

zài在

huò获

dé得

sōu搜

chá查

lìng令

hòu后

，

diào调

chá查

rén人

yuán员

cái才

dé得

yǐ以

jìn进

rù入

bìng并

zǐ仔

xì细

sōu搜

chá查

xiàn现

chǎng场

。

Only after obtaining a search warrant were the investigators able to enter and carefully search the scene.

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