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查查 (chá chá) — to check, to examine, to look into (reduplicated form, implying a brief or casual action)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 查 used for a brief, casual check (look something up, glance at info). Slightly softer and lighter than the plain 查 'to investigate / inspect'.

verb
to checkto examineto look into (reduplicated form, implying a brief or casual action)

Examples

  • 查查。
    Nǐ bāng wǒ chá chá zhè ge zì de yì si.
    Help me look up the meaning of this character.
  • 查查。
    Yī shēng zhèng zài chá chá bìng rén de bìng lì.
    The doctor is checking the patient's medical records.
  • 查查。
    Wǒ xiān chá chá tiān qì yù bào zài jué dìng.
    I'll check the weather forecast first before deciding.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

查chácheck
查chácheck

Repeating 查 check suggests a brief or casual look.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě查chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

查 pairs 木 (wood) with 且, which shows the sound. It originally meant a hawthorn tree or a wooden raft.

Open 查 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě查chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

查 pairs 木 (wood) with 且, which shows the sound. It originally meant a hawthorn tree or a wooden raft.

Open 查 →
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