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chá kàn · cha kan

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to look over
  2. to examine
  3. to check up
  4. to ferret out
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Where is my parcel?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)快递(kuàidì)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Has my parcel arrived?

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)查看(chákàn)。

    You can check on your phone.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)查看(chákàn)了(le)，上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)“已(yǐ)签收(qiānshōu)”。

    I checked. It says "signed for".

  4. Liangliang

    已(yǐ)签收(qiānshōu)？可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)快递(kuàidì)啊(a)。

    Signed for? But I didn't see any parcel.

  5. Dengdeng

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)再(zài)查看(chákàn)一下(yīxià)……啊(a)，是(shì)邻居(línjū)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)收(shōu)了(le)。

    Let me check again... oh, the neighbour took it for me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)可(kě)能(néng)会(huì)线(xiàn)上(shàng)查(chá)看(kàn)优(yōu)惠(huì)与(yǔ)折(zhé)扣(kòu)。

I might check for sales or discounts online.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)查(chá)看(kàn)硬(yìng)币(bì)的(de)正(zhèng)反(fǎn)面(miàn)。

People must examine the front and back of a coin.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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