查询 (chá xún) — to query; to check (information from a database, document, etc.); to consult (a document or source)

Definition

查询 means to look up or retrieve information from a system (database, website, records). More technical than 询问 (asking a person); 咨询 fits professional advice.

verb
to queryto check (information from a database, document, etc.)to consult (a document or source)

Examples

  • 查询
    Wǒ zài shù jù kù lǐ chá xún kè hù xìn xī.
    I am querying customer information in the database.
  • 查询
    Qǐng yòng wǎng zhàn chá xún háng bān shí jiān.
    Please check the flight times on the website.
  • 查询
    Xì tǒng chá xún jì lù xū yào liǎng fēn zhōng.
    The system takes two minutes to query the records.

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