取证 (qǔ zhèng) — to collect evidence, to gather evidence
Definition
取证 (qǔ zhèng) is a separable verb meaning 'to collect evidence', almost always in legal or investigative contexts. Split it as 取…证 when inserting other elements (取了几次证).
verb
to collect evidenceto gather evidence
Examples
- 取证。Tā men zhèng zài qǔ zhèng zhǔn bèi shàng fǎ tíng.They are gathering evidence to prepare for court.
- 。Tā qǔ le jǐ cì zhèng dōu méi chéng gōng.He tried to gather evidence several times but didn't succeed.
- 取证。Wǒ men xū yào qù xiàn chǎng qǔ zhèng.We need to go to the scene to collect evidence.
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