Chinese word

搜查

Pronunciation

Pinyinsōu chá

Meaning

  • verbsearch

Example

警察在搜查房子。jǐng chá zài sōu chá fáng zi

The police are searching the house.

Illustration for 搜查 (search)

More examples

海关当场搜查了旅客的行李。hǎi guān dāng chǎng sōu chá le lǚ kè de xíng lǐ

Customs searched the passenger's luggage on the spot.

Core concept

A hands-on sweep through a defined place, checking what turns up for clues or evidence.

Common phrases

  • 搜查现场sōu chá xiàn chǎng

    search the scene

  • 搜查行李sōu chá xíng lǐ

    search luggage

  • 搜查房屋sōu chá fáng wū

    search a house

Similar words

搜索sōu suǒ: Look through a broad area or the internet to find information or things.
搜寻sōu xún: Look persistently for a missing person or object by following signs and clues.
调查diào chá: Collect information and study it in detail to discover facts or causes.
检查jiǎn chá: Check something in detail for faults or signs of a problem.

Definition in Chinese

以查找和检查的方式在特定范围内寻找物品、证据或相关线索，常指由人力实施的现场搜寻行为。yǐ chá zhǎo hé jiǎn chá de fāng shì zài tè dìng fàn wéi nèi xún zhǎo wù pǐn zhèng jù huò xiāng guān xiàn suǒ cháng zhǐ yóu rén lì shí shī de xiàn chǎng sōu xún xíng wéi

Word origin

搜 (sōu, "search") + 查 (chá, "check") presents searching and checking as one connected action.

Usage tips

  • The verb can describe an action that finds nothing, because its meaning focuses on the search process rather than its result.

Other meanings

  • investigateverb
  • examineverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 搜查令sōu chá lìngsearch warrantnoun
  • 搜查犬sōu chá quǎnsearch dognoun
  • 搜查员sōu chá yuánsearch officernoun

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