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查证 (chá zhèng) — to check and verify; to ascertain

Definition

查证 (cházhèng) is a formal verb meaning 'to verify, to confirm the truth of something', often through investigation or evidence. It focuses on establishing fact, stronger and more official than plain 检查 or 确认.

verb
to check and verifyto ascertain

Examples

  • 查证。
    Jǐng fāng zhèng zài chá zhèng zhè xiē zhèng jù.
    The police are checking and verifying this evidence.
  • 查证。
    Wǒ men xū yào chá zhèng tā de shēn fèn.
    We need to verify his identity.
  • 查证，。
    Jīng guò fǎn fù chá zhèng, jié lùn shì zhèng què de.
    After repeated verification, the conclusion is correct.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

查chácheck
证zhèngverify

查 and 证 both involve examining and proving, so together they mean to check and verify.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě查chá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

查 pairs 木 (wood) with 且, which shows the sound. It originally meant a hawthorn tree or a wooden raft.

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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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