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
审批
shěnpī
to examine and approve; approval
Characters in this word
批 pī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 比 to compare, liken
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 重大基建项目的审批流程应当透明，不能只停留在内部文件里。 Zhòngdà jījiàn xiàngmù de shěnpī liúchéng yīngdāng tòumíng, bù néng zhǐ tíngliú zài nèibù wénjiàn lǐ. The approval process for major infrastructure projects should be transparent, not merely kept in internal documents.
- 公司正在等待政府对新厂区的建设审批。 Gōngsī zhèngzài děngdài zhèngfǔ duì xīn chǎngqū de jiànshè shěnpī. The company is waiting for the government's approval for construction of the new site.
- 签证审批一般需要两周时间，请耐心等待。 Qiānzhèng shěnpī yìbān xūyào liǎng zhōu shíjiān, qǐng nàixīn děngdài. Visa approval usually takes two weeks; please be patient.
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
- 审视 shěnshì to examine closely; to scrutinise
- 批评 pīpíng to criticize
- 批准 pīzhǔn to approve