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审查

shěnchá

to examine; to review; to censor

An inspector checks rows of goods crates
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Characters in this word

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

查 chá

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 旦 dawn

Example phrases

  • 新药上市前要经过严格审查,不能仅凭企业自报数据作出判断。 Xīn yào shàngshì qián yào jīngguò yángé shěnchá, bù néng jǐn píng qǐyè zìbào shùjù zuòchū pànduàn. Before a new medicine reaches the market, it must undergo strict review; decisions cannot be based only on company-reported data.
  • 海关人员仔细审查了每一批入境货物。 Hǎiguān rényuán zǐxì shěnchále měi yī pī rùjìng huòwù. Customs officers carefully examined every shipment entering the country.
  • 这篇论文还在审查中,结果下周公布。 Zhè piān lùnwén hái zài shěnchá zhōng, jiéguǒ xià zhōu gōngbù. This paper is still under review; the result will be announced next week.

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