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审批 (shěn pī) — to examine and approve; to endorse

Definition

审批 (shěn pī) is an institutional verb: a higher authority reviews and approves a plan, application, or document. More procedural and official than 赞成 or 赞同 (personal agreement); pairs with 审定, which focuses on the final decision.

verb
to examine and approveto endorse

Examples

  • 审批。
    Zhè ge fāng àn xū yào jīng guò shěn pī cái néng shí shī.
    This plan needs to be examined and approved before implementation.
  • 审批。
    Tā de qiān zhèng shēn qǐng yǐ jīng shěn pī tōng guò le.
    His visa application has been examined and approved.
  • 审批。
    Gōng sī nèi bù shěn pī liú chéng fēi cháng yán gé.
    The company's internal approval process is very strict.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

审shěnexamine
批pīapprove

审批 combines 审 (examine) and 批 (approve), meaning to review and endorse.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 審; 审 is its simplified writing.

  • 宀宀miánroof
  • 釆釆biànto distinguish
  • 田田tián

The simplified 审 abbreviates the traditional 審, which is built from 宀 (roof) and 釆 (to distinguish); the lower 田 is uncertain.

Open 审 →

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
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
比
比bǐ批pī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

批 puts 手 (hand) beside 比, which gives the sound.

Open 批 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Management

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