审查 (shěn chá) — to examine, to review (documents, accounts, applications); to censor (media, content, publications)
Definition
审查 is a formal/official 'review or censor,' used when an authority checks documents, applications, or media. 核查 and 考查 are fact-finding inspections, not censorship.
verb
to examineto review (documents, accounts, applications)to censor (media, content, publications)
Examples
- 审查。Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì shěn chá yí cì cái wù bào biǎo.The company reviews its financial statements once a year.
- 审查。Zhè bù diàn yǐng bèi shěn chá hòu shān chú le jǐ gè jìng tóu.After being censored, several scenes were removed from this film.
- 审查。Shēn qǐng cái liào xū yào jīng guò yán gé shěn chá cái néng tōng guò.Application materials must go through a strict review before being approved.
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