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复查 (fù chá) — to re-examine, to check again (especially medical follow-up or data review)

Definition

复查 means 'to re-examine or follow up on a previous check' — the prefix 复 marks it as a repeat of an earlier 检查. Unlike 核查 ('to inspect/audit'), it focuses on reviewing something already done, not a first-time inspection.

verb
to re-examineto check again (especially medical follow-up or data review)

Examples

  • 复查。
    Chū yuàn hòu yí gè yuè yào qù yī yuàn fù chá.
    You need to go to the hospital for a re-examination one month after discharge.
  • 复查。
    Zhuān jiā jiàn yì měi nián fù chá yí cì shēn tǐ.
    Experts recommend a yearly check-up.
  • 复查。
    Zhè pī chǎn pǐn bì xū quán bù fù chá bìng jì lù jié guǒ.
    This batch of products must all be re-inspected and the results recorded.

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.

复fùagain
查chácheck

复 (again) and 查 (check) together mean to check something once more.

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 復; 复 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 复 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (复习, 恢复) it is 復; in others (复印, 复杂) (答复, 反复) it is 複 or 覆.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chìwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
复
复fù復fù
Same sound today

The traditional form 復 combines 彳, a walking part, with 复, a sound part, to show walking back and forth.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě查chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

查 pairs 木 (wood) with 且, which shows the sound. It originally meant a hawthorn tree or a wooden raft.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Medicine & Treatment

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