审 (shěn) — to examine; to investigate (in a formal manner); to try (a case in court)
Definition
审 (shěn) is a formal verb used almost only in compounds like 审查 ('censor/review documents'), 审核 ('audit'), and 审理 ('try a case') — rarely used alone in everyday speech.
verb
to examineto investigate (in a formal manner)to try (a case in court)
Easily confused
Examples
- 审。Fǎ guān bì xū gōng zhèng dì shěn zhè ge àn zi.The judge must try this case fairly.
- 。Fǎ guān zhèng zài shěn lǐ zhè qǐ dào qiè àn.The judge is trying this theft case.
- 。Gōng sī xū yào shěn chá suǒ yǒu shēn qǐng rén de zī gé.The company needs to examine all applicants' qualifications.
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