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验收 (yàn shōu) — to inspect and accept; acceptance inspection

Definition

验收 (yàn shōu) is a formal verb meaning to inspect and officially accept — usually a building, product, or project. Unlike the general 接受 ('to accept'), it requires a formal check against standards first.

verb
to inspect and acceptacceptance inspection

Examples

  • 验收。
    Zhè pī chǎn pǐn yǐ jīng yàn shōu guò le.
    This batch of products has already been inspected and accepted.
  • 验收。
    Gōng chéng yàn shōu hé gé hòu cái néng tóu rù shǐ yòng.
    The project can only be put into use after passing acceptance inspection.
  • 验收。
    Wǒ men xū yào àn zhào biāo zhǔn jìn xíng yàn shōu.
    We need to conduct acceptance inspection according to the standards.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

验yàninspect
收shōuaccept

验收 puts 验 (inspect) and 收 (accept) together as parallel steps.

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 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

Open 验 →

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
攴攴pū
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū收shōu
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

Open 收 →
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