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审阅 (shěn yuè) — to review and approve (documents, proposals, reports, etc.)

Definition

审阅 means to read through and formally approve a document — it implies an official or authorized reviewer (e.g. a manager, legal department) giving sign-off, not casual reading.

verb
to review and approve (documents, proposals, reports, etc.)

Examples

  • 审阅。
    Jīng lǐ zhèng zài shěn yuè zhè xiē wén dàng.
    The manager is reviewing these documents.
  • 审阅。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè fèn bào gào shěn yuè yí xià.
    Please review this report.
  • 审阅。
    Měi gè hé tong dōu yào jīng guò fǎ lǜ bù mén de shěn yuè.
    Every contract must be reviewed by the legal department.

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
阅yuèread

审 means to examine, and 阅 means to read; together they describe examining a document.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閱; 阅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
門門mén
Sound part声符shēngfú
兌
兌duì閱yuè
Same sound today

The traditional form 閱 pairs 門, a gate, with 兌, a part that gives the sound; the simplified 阅 is a shorthand.

Open 阅 →
Appears in
Workplace & Office

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