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求证

qiúzhèng

to seek verification; to verify

An editor checks a draft against reference papers before publishing news
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Characters in this word

求 qiú

Strokes
7
Radical
氺 — water
Made of
一 one 氺 water

证 zhèng

Strokes
7
Radical
讠 — words, speech
Made of
讠 words, speech 正 straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 新闻发布前,编辑必须反复求证细节,避免误导公众判断。 Xīnwén fābù qián, biānjí bìxū fǎnfù qiúzhèng xìjié, bìmiǎn wùdǎo gōngzhòng pànduàn. Before publishing news, editors must repeatedly verify details to avoid misleading public judgement.
  • 这个消息太重要了,你最好先去求证一下再告诉别人。 Zhège xiāoxi tài zhòngyào le, nǐ zuìhǎo xiān qù qiúzhèng yíxià zài gàosu biérén. This news is too important; you'd better verify it first before telling others.
  • 学者们花了多年时间求证古代记录的真伪。 Xuézhěmen huāle duōnián shíjiān qiúzhèng gǔdài jìlù de zhēnwěi. The scholars spent many years verifying the authenticity of the ancient records.

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