Definition
检 is a bound form (b.f.) — it only appears as part of compound words, never alone. Its core meaning is 'to check, inspect, examine', as in 检查 (to check) and 检验 (to test/inspect). In some compounds it carries the sense of 'to restrain', like 检点 (to restrain oneself).
b.f.
(bound form) to checkinspectexaminealso to restrain in certain compounds
Examples
- 。Yīshēng gěi wǒ jiǎn chá le shēntǐ.The doctor gave me a check-up.
- 。Shíyànshì zhèngzài jiǎn yàn zhè pī chǎnpǐn.The lab is testing this batch of products.
- 。Tā jiǎn tǎo le zìjǐ de xíngwéi.He examined his own behavior.
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