kǎo

technical

Meaning of 考据

考据 means to verify through textual research; to examine and authenticate; textual criticism; evidential research (scholarly method). Pronounced kǎo jù.

  • to verify through textual research; to examine and authenticate
  • textual criticism; evidential research (scholarly method)

Definitions & Examples

shǐ
xué
jiā
yào
kǎo
liàng
de
wén
xiàn
liào
 

Historians need to examine and verify a large amount of documentary material.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
de
zuò
zhě
jīng
guò
xiáng
kǎo
 
jiū
zhèng
le
qián
rén
de
cuò
 

Through detailed textual research, the author of this article corrected the errors of predecessors.

men
yào
kǎo
zhè
xiē
de
zhēn
shí
xìng
 

We need to verify the authenticity of these ancient texts through research.