证据 (zhèng jù) — evidence; proof

Definition

证据 is the noun 'evidence' as in a court or argument — facts and items presented to prove something. 证明 as a noun refers to a document or certificate; as a verb it means 'to prove'.

noun
evidenceproof
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Examples

  • 证据
    Lǜ shī zhǎo dào le xīn de zhèng jù.
    The lawyer found new evidence.
  • 证据
    Zhè xiē zhèng jù bù zú yǐ zhèng míng tā fàn zuì le.
    This evidence is not enough to prove that he committed a crime.
  • 证据
    Fǎ guān yāo qiú chū shì zhèng jù.
    The judge demanded that the evidence be presented.

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