investigate on-site; survey
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to survey; to investigate; to reconnoiter
formalA technical term often used in geology, mining, environmental science, and engineering to refer to on-site investigations to gather data. It is functionally identical to "勘察".
Dì地
zhì质
duì队
zhèng正
zài在
kān勘
chá查
zhè这
ge个
dì地
qū区
de的
kuàng矿
chǎn产
zī资
yuán源
。
The geological team is surveying the mineral resources in this area.
Gōng工
chéng程
kāi开
shǐ始
qián前
，
bì必
xū须
duì对
xiàn现
chǎng场
jìn进
xíng行
zǐ仔
xì细
kān勘
chá查
。
The site must be carefully surveyed before the project begins.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
kān勘
chá查
le了
gǔ古
mù墓
yí遗
zhǐ址
。
The archaeologists investigated the ancient tomb site.