Chinese word

证据

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhèng jù

Meaning

  • nounevidence

Example

请把证据给我看一下。qǐng bǎ zhèng jù gěi wǒ kàn yí xià

Please show me the evidence.

Illustration for 证据 (evidence)

More examples

他没有提交证据，我们不能相信他的说法。tā méi yǒu tí jiāo zhèng jù wǒ men bù néng xiāng xìn tā de shuō fǎ

He did not submit the evidence, so we cannot believe what he says.

Core concept

A concrete anchor for deciding whether a statement stands or falls.

Common phrases

  • 出示证据chū shì zhèng jù

    present evidence

  • 提交证据tí jiāo zhèng jù

    submit evidence

Similar words

证明zhèng míng: Facts or documents used to establish that a claim is true.
根据gēn jù: Facts or materials that provide a basis for a judgment or conclusion.
事实shì shí: Something that has actually happened or can be confirmed as true.
材料cái liào: Documents or data used for examination or proof.

Definition in Chinese

可以作为证明、支持或反驳某一主张的事实、文件、证言等依据。ké yǐ zuò wéi zhèng míng zhī chí huò fǎn bó mǒu yì zhǔ zhāng de shì shí wén jiàn zhèng yán děng yī jù

Word origin

The compound joins 证 (zhèng, "prove") with 据 (jù, "basis"), linking an act of establishing truth to the grounds on which a judgment rests.

Usage tips

  • Screenshots, chat records, and receipts can all serve this role in everyday Chinese, so the noun reaches ordinary disputes and decisions as well as formal investigations.

Other meanings

  • basisnoun
  • proofnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 直接证据zhí jiē zhèng jùdirect evidencenoun

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