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验收

yànshōu

to inspect and accept; acceptance inspection

An inspector with a clipboard checks a list beside a new house
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Characters in this word

验 yàn

Strokes
10
Radical
马 — horse
Made of
马 horse 佥 all, together, unanimous
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 验

收 shōu

Strokes
6
Radical
攵 — to rap, to tap
Made of
丩 to connect, to join 攵 to rap, to tap
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 新楼交付前,消防系统必须由专业机构逐项验收。 Xīn lóu jiāofù qián, xiāofáng xìtǒng bìxū yóu zhuānyè jīgòu zhúxiàng yànshōu. Before the new building is handed over, the fire-safety system must be inspected item by item by a professional body.
  • 工程完工后,专家们认真验收了每一段路。 Gōngchéng wángōng hòu, zhuānjiāmen rènzhēn yànshōu le měi yī duàn lù. After the project was finished, the experts carefully inspected and accepted every section of the road.
  • 房子验收合格,我们下个月就可以搬家了。 Fángzi yànshōu hégé, wǒmen xià gè yuè jiù kěyǐ bānjiā le. The house passed the acceptance inspection, so we can move in next month.

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