审 shěn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 申 to report
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
审视
shěnshì
to examine closely; to scrutinise
Characters in this word
视 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对舆论压力，委员会没有急于表态，而是重新审视了整个决策过程。 Miànduì yúlùn yālì, wěiyuánhuì méiyǒu jíyú biǎotài, ér shì chóngxīn shěnshì le zhěnggè juécè guòchéng. Facing public pressure, the committee did not rush to take a position, but instead re-examined the whole decision-making process.
- 医生仔细审视了片子，然后给出了诊断。 Yīshēng zǐxì shěnshì le piānzi, ránhòu gěichū le zhěnduàn. The doctor examined the X-ray film carefully and then gave a diagnosis.
- 她站在镜子前审视自己的新发型，觉得不太满意。 Tā zhàn zài jìngzi qián shěnshì zìjǐ de xīn fàxíng, juéde bù tài mǎnyì. She stood in front of the mirror scrutinising her new hairstyle, feeling not quite satisfied.
Related words
- 审美 shěnměi to appreciate beauty
- 评审 píngshěn to review; to evaluate; reviewer
- 审 shěn to examine; to interrogate; to try a case
- 审查 shěnchá to examine; to review; to censor
- 审定 shěndìng to examine and approve; to finalise after review
- 审核 shěnhé to review; to verify
- 审计 shěnjì to audit; audit
- 审理 shěnlǐ to hear; to try a case
- 审判 shěnpàn to try; to judge; trial
- 审批 shěnpī to examine and approve; approval
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set