查账 (chá) — to audit or examine financial accounts
Definition
A 离合词 (separable verb): 查 + 账, often split with a 了/了 or with the object inserted (查三天账). It specifically means auditing or reviewing financial accounts, not investigating people or records in general.
verb
to audit or examine financial accounts
Examples
- 查账。Gōng sī měi nián dōu yào chá.The company audits accounts every year.
- ，。Tā chá le sān tiān zhàng, zhōng yú fā xiàn le wèn tí.He checked the accounts for three days and finally found the problem.
- 查账。Zhè xiē jiù zhàng xū yào chóng xīn chá.These old accounts need to be re-audited.
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