免检 (miǎn jiǎn) — exempt from inspection

Definition

免检 is a formal/administrative verb meaning 'exempt from inspection' — used when official bodies (customs, quality bureaus) waive required checks on certified goods or qualified enterprises.

verb
exempt from inspection

Examples

  • 免检。
    Zhè pī chǎn pǐn jīng guò rèn zhèng hòu kě yǐ miǎn jiǎn.
    This batch of products can be exempt from inspection after certification.
  • 免检。
    Hǎi guān duì jìn kǒu shí pǐn shí xíng miǎn jiǎn zhì dù.
    Customs implements an exemption-from-inspection system for imported food.
  • 免检。
    Zhǐ yǒu fú hé biāo zhǔn de qǐ yè cái néng shēn qǐng miǎn jiǎn.
    Only enterprises that meet the standards can apply for exemption from inspection.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

免miǎnexempt
检jiǎninspection

免 (exempt) and 检 (inspection) give the sense of exempting from inspection.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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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 檢; 检 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān檢jiǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 檢 pairs 木 (wood) with 僉 as a sound part; it may originally have pictured a blade on top of a wooden spear. The simplified 检 is a later shorthand.

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