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证实 (zhèng shí) — to confirm, to verify

Definition

证实 means to confirm that something suspected or claimed is actually true, backed by evidence — stronger and more formal than 确认 (to verify/check). Use it for hypotheses, theories, or rumors being proven correct.

verb
to confirmto verify

Examples

  • 证实。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài zhèng shí tā de bú zài chǎng zhèng míng.
    The police are verifying his alibi.
  • 证实。
    Zhè xiē shù jù hái xū yào jìn yí bù zhèng shí.
    These data still need further verification.
  • 证实，。
    Jīng guò fǎn fù zhèng shí, jié lùn shì zhèng què de.
    After repeated verification, the conclusion is correct.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

证zhèngprove
实shítrue

证 means prove or verify, and 实 means true, so 证实 is to prove something true.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
登
登dēng證zhèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

Open 证 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 周周zhōucarved jade
  • 貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →
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