HSK · Level 84
45 words
Chinese word
视察
Pronunciation
Pinyinshì chá
Meaning
- verbinspect
Example
市长昨天来视察了学校。shì zhǎng zuó tiān lái shì chá le xué xiào
The mayor came to inspect the school yesterday.
More examples
领导今天去视察了工厂的生产线。líng dǎo jīn tiān qù shì chá le gōng chǎng de shēng chǎn xiàn
The leader went to inspect the factory's production line today.
Core concept
A purposeful visit to a place to see how work is being done and form a judgment about it.
Common phrases
视察现场shì chá xiàn chǎng
inspect the site
视察工厂shì chá gōng chǎng
inspect the factory
Similar words
检查jiǎn chá: Checking something closely and systematically for problems, damage, or errors.
观察guān chá: Looking at something attentively in order to notice how it changes or what it is like.
调查diào chá: Collecting information from different sources to confirm facts about a situation.
参观cān guān: Going to a place for learning or sightseeing and viewing what is there.
Definition in Chinese
到现场观察检查，以了解情况并作出判断或记录，常用于对机构、工程、工作等的正式检查。dào xiàn chǎng guān chá jiǎn chá yǐ liáo jiě qíng kuàng bìng zuò chū pàn duàn huò jì lù cháng yòng yú duì jī gòu gōng chéng gōng zuò děng de zhèng shì jiǎn chá
Word origin
视察 (shìchá, "inspect") combines 视 (shì, "look") with 察 (chá, "examine closely"), linking direct sight with careful assessment.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this word has a formal supervisory tone, so using it for a friend's casual visit makes the visit sound official.