make inquiries; investigate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to investigate and inquire; to make inquiries
formalOften used for discrete or secretive investigations into cases, incidents, or someone's background. Combines the ideas of 'checking' (查) and 'visiting/asking' (访).
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
àn暗
zhōng中
chá查
fǎng访
cǐ此
àn案
de的
mù目
jī击
zhě者
。
The police are secretly investigating to find witnesses for this case.
Jì记
zhě者
wèi为
le了
xiě写
bào报
dào道
，
shēn深
rù入
shè社
qū区
chá查
fǎng访
le了
duō多
wèi位
jū居
mín民
。
In order to write the report, the journalist went deep into the community to make inquiries with many residents.
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Tā他
shòu受
wěi委
tuō托
qù去
chá查
fǎng访
nà那
wèi位
lì历
shǐ史
rén人
wù物
de的
hòu后
dài代
。
He was commissioned to investigate and locate the descendants of that historical figure.