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查
chá
1.
to research
2.
to check
3.
to investigate
4.
to examine
5.
to refer to
6.
to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
侦查
zhēnchá
to detect
备查
bèichá
for future reference
加查
Jiāchá
Gyaca county, Tibetan: Rgya tsha rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture [[山南地區|山南地区<Shānnándìqū>]], Tibet
勘查
kānchá
variant of [[勘察<kānchá>]]
严查
yánchá
to investigate strictly
审查
shěnchá
to examine
巡查
xúnchá
to patrol
复查
fùchá
rechecking
彻查
chèchá
to investigate thoroughly
扣查
kòuchá
to detain and question
抄查
chāochá
to search and confiscate
抽查
chōuchá
random inspection
排查
páichá
to inspect
探查
tànchá
to examine
搜查
sōuchá
to search
普查
pǔchá
census
查出
cháchū
to find out
查勘
chákān
to investigate
查哨
cháshào
to check the sentries
查问
cháwèn
to inquire about
Example Sentences (3)
举一个例子，迷路时，只要用手机地图查一下地址，马上就能知道怎么去那个地点。
Jǔ yí gè lìzi, mílù shí, zhǐyào yòng shǒujī dìtú chá yíxià dìzhǐ, mǎshàng jiù néng zhīdào zěnme qù nà gè dìdiǎn.
For example, when you get lost, just check the address on your phone’s map, and you will immediately know how to get to that location.
Text 4
刚开始肯定有困难，不过遇到不认识的词语，你可以查词典，然后写在本子上，有空儿就拿出来复习一下，慢慢地就会发现中文报纸也没那么难了。
Gāng kāishǐ kěndìng yǒu kùnnán, búguò yùdào bú rènshí de cíyǔ, nǐ kěyǐ chá cídiǎn, ránhòu xiě zài běnzǐ shàng, yǒu kòngr jiù ná chūlái fùxí yíxià, mànmàn de jiù huì fāxiàn zhōngwén bàozhǐ yě méi nàme nán le.
At first there will definitely be difficulties, but when you come across words you don’t recognize, you can look them up in a dictionary, then write them in a notebook, take it out to review whenever you have time, and gradually you’ll find that Chinese newspapers aren’t that hard after all.
Text 1
这可是个大问题，我也不太清楚。我帮你查一下学校的电话号码，你打电话问一下吧。
Zhè kě shì gè dà wèntí, wǒ yě bù tài qīngchu. Wǒ bāng nǐ chá yíxià xuéxiào de diànhuà hàomǎ, nǐ dǎ diànhuà wèn yíxià ba.
This is a big problem, and I'm not too sure either. I'll look up the school's phone number for you; you can call and ask.
Text 1
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- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 458
- Word Frequency Rank
- 251 of 84,292