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安检 (ān jiǎn) — to go through a security check

Definition

Short for 安全检查 — a security check at airports, subways, or buildings. Unlike 检查 (general inspection), 安检 specifically refers to security screening of people and bags.

verb
to go through a security check

Examples

  • ，安检。
    Zài jī chǎng, suǒ yǒu chéng kè dōu yào ān jiǎn.
    At the airport, all passengers must go through security.
  • 安检。
    Qǐng xiān ān jiǎn zài shàng fēi jī.
    Please go through security first before boarding the plane.
  • 安检，。
    Qǐng xiān ān jiǎn, rán hòu ná chū shǒu jī.
    Please go through security first, then take out your phone.

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.

安ānsafety
检jiǎninspection

安 stands for safety and 检 for inspection, forming the idea of a security check.

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
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
女
女nǚ安ān
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 安, 宀 sits above a seated 女 on a cushion; 宀 is the meaning part, 女 is the sound part, and the character originally meant sitting at ease.

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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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HSK 3.0 Level 4Safety & Danger

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