求证 (qiú zhèng) — to seek proof or evidence (for a claim or theory); to seek confirmation; to verify
Definition
求证 means 'to seek proof' for a claim, hypothesis, or theory — the focus is on actively looking for evidence, unlike 证实 which states the evidence already exists. More scholarly than 确认, which is a general 'confirm'.
verb
to seek proof or evidence (for a claim or theory)to seek confirmationto verify
Examples
- 求证。Jì zhě zhèng zài qiú zhèng shì jiàn de zhēn xiàng.The journalist is verifying the truth of the incident.
- 求证。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài qiú zhèng tā tí gōng de zhèng jù.The police are verifying the evidence he provided.
- 求证。Wǒ men xū yào jìn yí bù qiú zhèng zhè ge jiǎ shè.We need to further verify this hypothesis.
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