verb
察
chá
to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect
All meanings
- to examine
- to inquire
- to observe
- to inspect
- to look into
- obvious
- clearly evident
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Related words
- 审视shěn shìto look closely atHSK 7-9
- 审谛shěn dìto look at sth carefully
- 寻根问底xún gēn wèn dǐlit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 探察tàn cháto investigate
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Words with 察
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察 (chá) means "to examine; to inquire; to observe; to inspect; to look into; obvious; clearly evident" in Chinese.
察 is pronounced "chá" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.
察 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.
Common words with 察 include 侦察 (to investigate a crime), 刚察 (Gangcha county (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai), 勘察 (to reconnoiter), 侦察兵 (a scout), 侦察员 (detective).
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.