textual research; critical examination
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to conduct textual research; to examine and verify based on evidence
formalUsed primarily in academic or historical research to authenticate or verify facts, dates, texts, or historical events through careful examination of documents and evidence.
Tā他
huā花
le了
sān三
nián年
shí时
jiān间
kǎo考
zhèng证
zhè这
bù部
gǔ古
jí籍
de的
zuò作
zhě者
。
He spent three years researching and verifying the author of this ancient text.
Zhè这
ge个
lì历
shǐ史
shì事
jiàn件
de的
nián年
dài代
xū需
yào要
jìn进
yī一
bù步
kǎo考
zhèng证
。
The date of this historical event requires further critical examination.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
guò过
chū出
tǔ土
wén文
wù物
kǎo考
zhèng证
le了
dāng当
shí时
de的
sàng丧
zàng葬
xí习
sú俗
。
Archaeologists examined and verified the burial customs of the time through excavated artifacts.
Lùn论
wén文
de的
zhè这
yī一
zhāng章
zhuān专
mén门
kǎo考
zhèng证
le了
gāi该
cí词
huì汇
de的
liú流
biàn变
。
This chapter of the thesis specifically investigates and documents the evolution of this vocabulary.