TongTong
Sign in

深究 (shēn jiū) — to probe deeply into; to thoroughly investigate

Definition

深究 means to investigate or dig into something thoroughly, focusing on getting to the bottom of a specific issue. Unlike 调查 (broader fact-finding or survey), 深究 stresses exhaustive depth on one question.

verb
to probe deeply intoto thoroughly investigate

Examples

  • 深究。
    Zhè ge àn jiàn xū yào jìn yí bù shēn jiū.
    This case needs further thorough investigation.
  • 深究。
    Kē xué jiā shēn jiū le zhè zhǒng xiàn xiàng de yuán yīn.
    Scientists thoroughly investigated the cause of this phenomenon.
  • 深究。
    Nǐ zuì hǎo zài shēn jiū yí xià zhè xiē shù jù.
    You'd better probe into this data a bit more.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

深shēndeep
究jiūinvestigate

深 gives the depth and 究 the probing.

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
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
𥥍
𥥍𥥍深shēn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

深 is built from 氵, the side form of 水 “water”, and 𥥍, which supplies the sound.

Open 深 →

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
穴穴xuécave
Sound part声符shēngfú
九
九jiǔ究jiū
Same sound today

究 pairs 穴, a cave, with 九, which gives the sound.

Open 究 →
Appears in
Thinking & Cognition

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.