Chinese word

抽检

Pronunciation

Pinyinchōu jiǎn

Meaning

  • verbspot-check

Example

他们会随机抽检这些商品。tā men huì suí jī chōu jiǎn zhè xiē shāng pǐn

They will randomly spot-check these products.

Illustration for 抽检 (spot-check)

More examples

海关有时会对旅客的行李进行抽检。hǎi guān yǒu shí huì duì lǚ kè de xíng lǐ jìn xíng chōu jiǎn

Customs sometimes carry out spot checks on passengers' luggage.

Core concept

Testing a few randomly selected items to judge the quality or safety of the whole batch.

Common phrases

  • 随机抽检suí jī chōu jiǎn

    spot-check at random

  • 接受抽检jiē shòu chōu jiǎn

    be subject to a spot-check

  • 抽检商品chōu jiǎn shāng pǐn

    goods selected for spot-checking

Similar words

检查jiǎn chá: Look over something to make sure it has no defects or unusual problems.
检测jiǎn cè: Measure data with special equipment or methods to judge performance or condition.
抽查chōu chá: Inspect documents or places at random to reveal possible problems.

Definition in Chinese

从批次或样品中随机抽取一部分进行检验，以判断整体质量或安全性。cóng pī cì huò yàng pǐn zhōng suí jī chōu qǔ yí bù fèn jìn xíng jiǎn yàn yǐ pàn duàn zhéng tǐ zhì liàng huò ān quán xìng

Word origin

抽 (chōu, "draw out") + 检 (jiǎn, "inspect") combines the act of taking items out with checking them, giving the meaning of testing selected samples.

Usage tips

  • A report can use this verb even when only selected items are tested, so it does not claim that every item in a batch was examined.

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