检察 meaning in English

jiǎnchá

to inspect; (law) to prosecute

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 檢察25 strokes

Meaning of 检察

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎnchá
  1. to inspect
  2. (law) to prosecute
  3. to investigate

检察 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

检jiǎn察chá官guān问wèn了le我wǒ一yí个gè引yǐn导dǎo性xìng的de问wèn题tí。
The prosecutor asked me a leading question.

Stroke order for each character

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检 jiǎn · to check · 11 strokes

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察 chá · to examine · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 检察.

检查jiǎncháinspection; to examine
警察jǐngchápolice; police officer
观察guāncháto observe; to watch; to survey
检测jiǎncèto test; to detect
考察kǎocháto inspect; to observe and study
体检tǐjiǎnabbr. for 體格檢查|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]
检验jiǎnyànto inspect; to examine
安检ānjiǎnsecurity check (abbr. for 安全檢查|安全检查[an1 quan2 jian3 cha2]); to do a security check
察觉chájuéto sense; to perceive
侦察zhēncháto investigate a crime; to scout
监察jiāncháto supervise; to control
视察shìcháto inspect; an investigation

Questions about 检察

What does 检察 mean?

检察 (jiǎnchá) means "to inspect; (law) to prosecute" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 检察?

检察 is made of 2 characters: 检 (11 strokes), 察 (14 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.

Is 检察 an HSK word?

Yes. 检察 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 检察 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 检察 is written 檢察.