Chinese Conversation · Level 35
90 words
Chinese word
查验
Pronunciation
Pinyinchá yàn
Meaning
- verbinspect
Example
海关会对行李查验。hǎi guān huì duì xíng lǐ chá yàn
Customs will inspect the luggage.
More examples
警察在路检时要求司机出示护照以便查验。jǐng chá zài lù jiǎn shí yāo qiú sī jī chū shì hù zhào yǐ biàn chá yàn
During a roadside check, the police asked the driver to show his passport so they could inspect it.
Core concept
A process of examining something and matching the evidence against a record or standard before accepting it as genuine or acceptable.
Common phrases
查验护照chá yàn hù zhào
inspect a passport
查验行李箱chá yàn xíng lǐ xiāng
inspect a suitcase
查验证件chá yàn zhèng jiàn
verify an ID
Similar words
检查jiǎn chá: Checking something by looking at or handling it to learn its condition or details.
检验jiǎn yàn: Measuring an item's quality or performance to check whether it meets a standard.
验证yàn zhèng: Confirming that a theory or set of data is correct through evidence or experiments.
查看chá kàn: Briefly looking at something to check its contents or condition.
Definition in Chinese
通过观察、试验或器具检查物品或文件，并把检查结果与记录或标准对照以作出是否合格或真实的判断。tōng guò guān chá shì yàn huò qì jù jiǎn chá wù pǐn huò wén jiàn bìng bǎ jiǎn chá jié guǒ yǔ jì lù huò biāo zhǔn duì zhào yǐ zuò chū shì fǒu hé gé huò zhēn shí de pàn duàn
Word origin
查 (chá, "check") suggests examining or seeking information, while 验 (yàn, "test") suggests confirming it, so 查验 (cháyàn, "inspect and verify") joins the two steps.
Usage tips
- Customs and border contexts make 查验 (cháyàn, "inspect and verify") useful in travel Chinese, where its formal tone differs from a quick everyday check.
Other meanings
- verifyverb
- cross-checkverb
Opposites
- 放行fàng xínglet throughverb
- 免检mián jiǎnexempt from inspectionverb
Related words
- 查验员chá yàn yuáninspectornoun
- 查验台chá yàn táiinspection desknoun