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检验 (jiǎn yàn) — to inspect; to examine; to test

Definition

检验 emphasizes testing against a standard for quality or validity (products, theories, samples). 比 检查 more formal and technical; less about an official visit than 考察 or 视察.

verb
to inspectto examineto test

Examples

  • 检验。
    Chǎn pǐn xū yào jīng guò yán gé jiǎn yàn cái néng shàng shì.
    The product must undergo strict inspection before going to market.
  • 检验。
    Yī shēng jiǎn yàn le tā de xuè yè yàng běn.
    The doctor tested his blood sample.
  • 检验。
    Zhè ge lǐ lùn hái xū yào jìn yí bù jiǎn yàn.
    This theory still needs further testing.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

检jiǎninspect
验yàntest

Both 检 and 验 mean checking or testing, so together they express inspecting or verifying.

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.

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 驗; 验 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
僉
僉qiān驗yàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 驗 pairs 馬 (horse) with 僉 for sound; the simplified 验 is a later abbreviation.

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