审视 (shěn shì) — to examine carefully; to scrutinize | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

审视 means to examine something closely, with a focused, deliberate look — often at ideas, motives, or one's own behavior. Stronger and more inward than 查看 (a quick look-over) and more reflective than 审核/审计 (formal review of documents or accounts).

verb

to examine carefullyto scrutinize

Examples

审视。
Tā shěn shì le zhè fèn hé tong hěn jiǔ.
He scrutinized this contract for a long time.
审视。
Wǒ men yīng gāi shěn shì zì jǐ de cuò wù.
We should examine our own mistakes.
审视。
Zhuān jiā zhèng zài shěn shì zhè cì shì gù de yuán yīn.
The expert is examining the cause of this accident.

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.

审shěncarefully

'审' and '视' join as carefully looking, giving close examination.

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.

宀釆田審

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.

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 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

示

示shì視shì

Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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