查明
chámíng
to ascertain; to find out
Characters in this word
明 míng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 调查组必须查明资金去向，才能判断是否存在贪腐。 Diàocházǔ bìxū chámíng zījīn qùxiàng, cái néng pànduàn shìfǒu cúnzài tānfǔ. The investigation team must ascertain where the funds went before it can judge whether corruption was involved.
- 警察终于查明了火灾的原因，是旧电线短路。 Jǐngchá zhōngyú chámíng le huǒzāi de yuányīn, shì jiù diànxiàn duǎnlù. The police finally established the cause of the fire: a short circuit in old wiring.
- 请你先查明情况，再决定要不要通知大家。 Qǐng nǐ xiān chámíng qíngkuàng, zài juédìng yào bu yào tōngzhī dàjiā. Please first find out what happened, then decide whether to notify everyone.
Related words
- 查 chá to check; to look up
- 检查 jiǎnchá to check; to examine
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 查询 cháxún to look up; to ask about
- 查处 cháchǔ to investigate and deal with; to investigate and punish
- 查获 cháhuò to discover and seize; to uncover
- 抽查 chōuchá to make a spot check; to inspect randomly
- 复查 fùchá to re-examine; to review; follow-up check
- 核查 héchá to verify; to investigate; to check
- 考查 kǎochá to examine; to check
- 排查 páichá to investigate and check; to screen
- 筛查 shāichá to screen; screening