查

To research in Chinese: 查 (chá)

chá

to research

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to research
  2. 2to check
  3. 3to investigate
  4. 4to examine
  5. 5to refer to
  6. 6to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

Stroke order

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查

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔㄚˊ

chá

ㄔ/ chㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我查了字典才知道意思。

    wǒ chá le zì diǎn cái zhī dào yì sī。

    I looked it up in the dictionary to understand the meaning.

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Related words

检查

jiǎn chá

inspection

调查

diào chá

investigation

查询

chá xún

to check

查出

chá chū

to find out

查看

chá kàn

to look over

审查

shěn chá

to examine

查处

chá chǔ

to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

查明

chá míng

to investigate and find out

查找

chá zhǎo

to search for

复查

fù chá

to check again

搜查

sōu chá

to search

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