查考 (chá kǎo) — to investigate; to try to ascertain (through research or historical documents)
Definition
A formal verb meaning 'to investigate / research', typically through documents or historical sources. Colloquial speech prefers 查 (chá); 调查 is a more institutional 'investigate / survey'.
verb
to investigateto try to ascertain (through research or historical documents)
Examples
- 查考。Tā huā le sān nián shí jiān chá kǎo zhè jiàn shì de zhēn xiàng.He spent three years investigating the truth of this matter.
- 查考。Zhè xiē wén xiàn zhí dé rèn zhēn chá kǎo.These documents are worth careful investigation.
- 查考，。Jīng guò duō cì chá kǎo, zhōng yú zhǎo dào le zhèng jù.After many rounds of investigation, they finally found the evidence.
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