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印证

yìnzhèng

to confirm; evidence

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Characters in this word

印 yìn

Strokes
5
Radical
卩 — seal
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 印

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

  • 后续调查印证了记者最初的判断,问题并非个别现象。 Hòuxù diàochá yìnzhèng le jìzhě zuìchū de pànduàn, wèntí bìngfēi gèbié xiànxiàng. The follow-up investigation confirmed the reporter's initial judgement: the problem was not an isolated case.
  • 考古的新发现再次印证了古代文献的记载。 Kǎogǔ de xīn fāxiàn zàicì yìnzhèngle gǔdài wénxiàn de jìzǎi. The new archaeological discovery once again confirmed the records in ancient texts.
  • 他的话印证了我心中的猜测。 Tā de huà yìnzhèngle wǒ xīnzhōng de cāicè. His words confirmed the guess I had in my mind.

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