考证 (kǎo zhèng) — verificar por meio de pesquisa textual ou exame crítico de fontes; crítica textual; verificação acadêmica

Definição

Exemplos

• 这位历史学家花了十年时间考证这个古代事件。
  Zhè wèi lì shǐ xué jiā huā le shí nián shí jiān kǎo zhèng zhè ge gǔ dài shì jiàn.
  This historian spent ten years doing textual research on this ancient event.
• 通过考证，他们发现这幅画不是真迹。
  Tōng guò kǎo zhèng, tā men fā xiàn zhè fú huà bú shì zhēn jì.
  Through textual research, they discovered that this painting is not authentic.
• 他的考证方法非常严谨，得到了学术界的认可。
  Tā de kǎo zhèng fāng fǎ fēi cháng yán jǐn, dé dào le xué shù jiè de rèn kě.
  His method of textual criticism is very rigorous and has been recognized by the academic community.