对证 (duì zhèng) — to verify by cross-checking; to confirm by comparing (evidence or accounts)

Definition

对证 means 'to cross-check' two pieces of information (accounts, evidence, documents) against each other to confirm they match. Suggests an active comparison between two sides, not just a single check.

verb
to verify by cross-checkingto confirm by comparing (evidence or accounts)

Examples

  • 对证，。
    Shuāng fāng zhèng rén dāng táng duì zhèng, fā xiàn kǒu gòng wán quán yī zhì.
    The two witnesses were cross-examined in court and their statements were found to be completely consistent.
  • 对证，。
    Jǐng fāng bǎ suǒ yǒu xiàn suǒ duì zhèng yí biàn hòu, zhōng yú suǒ dìng le xián yí rén.
    After the police cross-checked all the clues, they finally identified the suspect.
  • 对证，。
    Hé tong shàng de jīn é xū yào gēn dìng dān duì zhèng yí xià, bì miǎn chū cuò.
    The amount on the contract needs to be cross-checked with the order to avoid errors.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

对duìcheck
证zhèngevidence

对 means check and 证 means evidence, giving cross-checking of evidence.

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 對; 对 is its simplified writing.

For the traditional form 對, the shape comes from an early drawing of 丵 (a digging tool), 土 (earth), and 又 (a hand); it may have meant developing land.

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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 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
登
登dēng證zhèng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

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