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检查官 (jiǎn chá guān) — prosecutor; inspector

Definition

Means both 'prosecutor' (the lawyer who brings criminal charges in court) and 'inspector' (an official who checks compliance or quality). The role depends on context — legal vs. administrative.

noun
prosecutorinspector
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 检查官。
    jiǎn chá guān Zài fǎ tíng shàng tí chū le zhèng jù.
    The prosecutor presented evidence in court.
  • 检查官。
    Zhè wèi jiǎn chá guān gōng zuò fēi cháng rèn zhēn.
    This inspector works very diligently.
  • 检查官。
    jiǎn chá guān Jué dìng bù qǐ sù nà ge rén.
    The prosecutor decided not to sue that person.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

检查inspect
检jiǎninspect查cháinvestigate
联合Coordinate
官guānofficial

检查 means to inspect and 官 is an official, forming an inspection officer.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 檢; 检 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān檢jiǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 檢 pairs 木 (wood) with 僉 as a sound part; it may originally have pictured a blade on top of a wooden spear. The simplified 检 is a later shorthand.

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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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 宀宀mián
  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤

官 pairs 宀, a roof, with 𠂤, rooms beneath it, to depict an official building.

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Appears in
Law & Justice

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