Definition
考证 means 'to verify through textual research' — it's a formal verb used in academic or scholarly contexts where you examine historical documents, artifacts, or evidence to establish the truth of a fact, date, or origin. It's not used in everyday conversation; you'll encounter it in history, archaeology, and literary studies. The noun form (same characters) refers to the research itself.
v.
to verify through textual research or critical examination of sourcestextual criticismscholarly verification
Examples
- 考证。Zhè wèi lìshǐ xuéjiā huā le shí nián shíjiān kǎo zhèng zhège gǔdài shìjiàn.This historian spent ten years doing textual research on this ancient event.
- 考证，。Tōngguò kǎo zhèng, tāmen fāxiàn zhè fú huà bú shì zhēnjì.Through textual research, they discovered that this painting is not authentic.
- 考证，。Tā de kǎo zhèng fāngfǎ fēicháng yánjǐn, dédào le xuéshùjiè de rènkě.His method of textual criticism is very rigorous and has been recognized by the academic community.
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