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verb HSK 5
Traditional 審閱
shěn yuè
to review · to examine · to peruse (documents)

Meaning

审阅 means to carefully read through and examine documents, reports, or materials, typically in an official or authoritative capacity. It implies a thorough review with the purpose of checking accuracy, making decisions, or providing approval. This word is commonly used in formal, bureaucratic, or professional contexts.

Usage

This is a formal term used primarily in official, academic, or professional settings. It suggests a careful, authoritative examination rather than casual reading. Commonly used when superiors review subordinates' work, when editors review manuscripts, or when officials examine documents. More formal than 看 (kàn) or 阅读 (yuè dú).

Examples

  1. 01
    总经理正在审阅下个季度的预算报告。
    Zǒng jīng lǐ zhèng zài shěn yuè xià gè jì dù de yù suàn bào gào.
    The general manager is reviewing next quarter's budget report.
  2. 02
    请您抽时间审阅一下这份合同。
    Qǐng nín chōu shí jiān shěn yuè yī xià zhè fèn hé tong.
    Please take some time to review this contract.

Characters

Measure words

  • 次cì审阅一次文件
  • 遍biàn审阅三遍报告

Common collocations

  • 审阅文件
    shěn yuè wén jiàn
    to review documents
  • 审阅报告
    shěn yuè bào gào
    to review a report
  • 仔细审阅
    zǐ xì shěn yuè
    to carefully review
  • 审阅稿件
    shěn yuè gǎo jiàn
    to review manuscripts

Origin

The compound combines 审 (examine/investigate) with 阅 (read/review) to emphasize the careful, evaluative nature of the reading process, distinguishing it from ordinary reading.

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