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明察
míngchá
1. to note clearly
2. to perceive
Uncommon • Top 31%

Character Breakdown

明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1 8 丶
察
chá
to examine, to investigate, to observe
HSK 4 14 丶

Compound Words (2)

明察暗访
míngcháànfǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
明察秋毫
míngcháqiūháo
lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail

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