检查 meaning in English

jiǎnchá

inspection; to examine

HSK 2verbnounTraditional 檢查20 strokes

Meaning of 检查

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiǎnchá

inspection
to examine
to inspect

Measure word: 次

How to use 检查

检查 is used for checking work, luggage, health, or machines, and it works as both a verb and a noun. A common phrase is 检查身体 (jiǎnchá shēntǐ), to get a medical checkup. Example: 请再检查一下你的作业。(Qǐng zài jiǎnchá yíxià nǐ de zuòyè.) Please check your homework again.

Both halves mean looking closely: 检 (jiǎn) means to check or examine, and 查 (chá) means to look into or search. Put two kinds of checking together and you get a full inspection.

Common mistake: Learners often write 检 with the wrong radical, mixing it up with 脸 (liǎn, face) or 险 (xiǎn, danger), which share the same right side. 检 uses the wood radical 木 on the left. Also remember both syllables have rising-related tones: jiǎn is third tone and chá is second tone.

检查 in example sentences

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

我wǒ想xiǎng让ràng你nǐ接jiē受shòu超chāo声shēng检jiǎn查chá。

I'd like you to have an ultrasound.

我wǒ要yào来lái检jiǎn查chá你nǐ的de视shì力lì。

I'll check your vision.

请qǐng检jiǎn查chá一yī下xià正zhèng确què答dá案àn。

Please check the correct answer.

你nǐ最zuì近jìn检jiǎn查chá视shì力lì了le吗ma？

Have you had your eyesight checked recently?

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù医yī院yuàn做zuò一yí个gè全quán面miàn的de检jiǎn查chá。

I want to go to the hospital to get a complete check-up.

Stroke order for each character

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检 jiǎn · to check · 11 strokes

查 chá · to research · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 检查.

调查	diàochá	investigation; inquiry
检测	jiǎncè	to test; to detect
体检	tǐjiǎn	abbr. for 體格檢查\|体格检查[ti3 ge2 jian3 cha2]
检验	jiǎnyàn	to inspect; to examine
查询	cháxún	to check; to inquire
查看	chákàn	to look over; to examine
查出	cháchū	to find out; to discover
审查	shěnchá	to examine; to investigate
安检	ānjiǎn	security check (abbr. for 安全檢查\|安全检查[an1 quan2 jian3 cha2]); to do a security check
搜查	sōuchá	to search
查明	chámíng	to investigate and find out; to ascertain
查找	cházhǎo	to search for; to look up

Questions about 检查

What does 检查 mean?

检查 (jiǎnchá) means "inspection; to examine" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 检查?

检查 is made of 2 characters: 检 (11 strokes), 查 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 检查 an HSK word?

Yes. 检查 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 检查 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 检查 is written 檢查.

What is the difference between 检查 and 调查?

检查 means checking something for errors or problems, like homework or luggage. 调查 (diàochá) means investigating or surveying to find out facts, like a police investigation or a market survey.

Can 检查 mean a medical exam?

Yes. 检查 is often used at the hospital, as in 做检查 (zuò jiǎnchá), to have tests done. A routine full physical is usually called 体检 (tǐjiǎn).