检查

Character by character

• 检jiǎn11 strokesHSK 2 traditional 檢check; examine
• 查chá9 strokesHSK 2investigate, examine, seek into

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 检查一下！

  Jiǎn chá yī xià

  Check that.

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• 检查一下所有人。

  Jiǎn chá yī xià suǒ yǒu rén

  Check everyone.

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• 你得检查一下眼睛。

  Nǐ děi jiǎn chá yī xià yǎn jing

  You need to get your eyes checked.

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• 你最好检查一下这个。

  Nǐ zuì hǎo jiǎn chá yī xià zhè ge

  You'd better check this out.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 检查. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 调查diào cháHSK 3

  investigation; inquiry; to investigate; to survey; survey; (opinion) poll

• 查cháHSK 2

  to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

• 检测jiǎn cèHSK 4

  to detect; to test; detection; sensing

• 检验jiǎn yànHSK 5

  to inspect; to examine; to test

• 查看chá kànHSK 6

  to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out

• 审查shěn cháHSK 6

  to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship

• 查出chá chūHSK 6

  to find out; to discover

• 查询chá xúnHSK 5

  to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query

• 查明chá míngHSK 7

  to investigate and find out; to ascertain

• 搜查sōu cháHSK 7

  to search

• 体检tǐ jiǎnHSK 4

  abbr. for 体格检查

• 查找chá zhǎoHSK 7

  to search for; to look up

• 复查fù cháHSK 7

  to check again; to re-examine

• 检察jiǎn cháHSK 7

  to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate

• 安检ān jiǎnHSK 6

  security check (abbr. for 安全检查); to do a security check

• 查处chá chǔHSK 7

  to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

• 检讨jiǎn tǎoHSK 7

  to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review

• 查获chá huò

  to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)