审

To examine in Chinese: 审 (shěn)

shěn

to examine

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 審1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to examine
  2. 2to investigate
  3. 3carefully
  4. 4to try (in court)

Stroke order

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审

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄣˇ

shěn

ㄕ/ shㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

审

Simplified

審

Traditional

Example sentences

See 审 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 法官正在审这个案子。

    fǎ guān zhèng zài shěn zhè ge àn zǐ。

    The judge is trying this case.

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Related words

审查

shěn chá

to examine

评审

píng shěn

to appraise

审定

shěn dìng

to examine sth and make a decision

审核

shěn hé

to audit

审美

shěn měi

esthetics

审判

shěn pàn

a trial

审批

shěn pī

to examine and approve

审视

shěn shì

to look closely at

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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