查访 (chá) — to investigate by making inquiries; to inquire into (often formally or officially)
Definition
Formal verb for 'to investigate by making inquiries' — typically an official or journalistic inquiry, stronger and more formal than the everyday 问 or 打听. Often implies a systematic check rather than casual questioning.
verb
to investigate by making inquiriesto inquire into (often formally or officially)
Examples
- 查访。Jǐng fāng zhèng zài chá nà qǐ àn jiàn de zhēn xiàng.The police are making inquiries into the truth of that case.
- 查访。Jì zhě chá le xǔ duō dāng dì jū mín.The reporter made inquiries to many local residents.
- 查访。Shàng jí pài rén lái chá jī céng qíng kuàng.Higher authorities sent people to inquire about the situation at the grassroots level.
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