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核查 (hé chá) — to examine; to inspect

Definition

核查 is a formal, official verb for examining or auditing something (documents, data, claims) to confirm it is correct. 核对 focuses on matching items against a record; 核实 is checking whether something is true.

verb
to examineto inspect

Examples

  • 核查。
    Wǒ men xū yào zǐ xì hé chá zhè xiē wén jiàn.
    We need to carefully examine these documents.
  • 核查。
    Kuài jì yǐ jīng hé chá guò suǒ yǒu zhàng mù le.
    The accountant has already inspected all the accounts.
  • 核查。
    Wǒ men bì xū hé chá zhè ge xiāo xi de zhēn jiǎ.
    We must verify the truth of this news.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

核héverify
查chácheck

核 and 查 both mean to check or examine, so together they express careful inspection.

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mùtree
Sound part声符shēngfú
亥
亥hài核hé
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

核 pairs 木, a tree, with 亥 to give its sound; it originally named a kind of tree, and its later meanings are borrowed.

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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.

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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