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查点 (chá diǎn) — to check and count, to take inventory of an amount or number

Definition

查点 (chá) means to check and count a specific amount or quantity — like cash, inventory, or goods — to verify it is correct. Note the spelling: chá (as in 茶), not zhā.

verb
to check and count, to take inventory of an amount or number

Examples

  • 查点。
    Wǒ men xū yào chá diǎn yí xià kù cún.
    We need to check and count the inventory.
  • 查点。
    Tā měi tiān dōu yào chá diǎn xiàn jīn.
    He has to count the cash every day.
  • 查点，。
    chá diǎn Wán huò wù hòu, qǐng qiān zì què rèn.
    After checking the goods, please sign to confirm.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

查chácheck
点diǎncount

查 and 点 describe checking and counting, which together mean taking inventory.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 點; 点 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
黑黑hēiblack
Sound part声符shēngfú
占
占zhàn點diǎn(r)
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 點 pairs 黑 (black) with 占 for its sound; the simplified 点 is a later abbreviation.

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