Meaning
检查 means to carefully look over or examine something to find problems, verify correctness, or assess condition. It's used for medical examinations, quality control, reviewing work, and official inspections. As a noun, it refers to the act or process of checking.
Usage
This is a formal, standard term used in professional, medical, and official contexts. Commonly appears in phrases like 身体检查 (physical examination) or 检查作业 (check homework). In casual speech, people might use 看看 (kàn kan) for informal checking, but 检查 implies thoroughness.
Examples
- 01医生建议我每年做一次身体检查。.The doctor recommends that I get a physical examination once a year.
- 02老师正在检查学生们的作业。.The teacher is checking the students' homework.
Characters
Measure words
- 次做一次检查
- 遍检查一遍
Common collocations
- 身体检查physical examination
- 检查作业to check homework
- 安全检查security check
- 做检查to undergo a checkup
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters relate to examination: 检 originally meant to restrain or bind (from 木 wood + 佥 all), later evolving to mean inspect systematically. 查 combines 木 (wood) with 且, suggesting looking through wooden records.