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查

chá · cha/Zhā · zha/zhā · zha

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Meaning

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chá 查

  1. to research
  2. to check
  3. to investigate
  4. to examine
  5. to refer to
  6. to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)

Zhā 查

  1. surname Zha

zhā 查

  1. variant of 楂 (zhā)
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The bus time

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，公交车(gōngjiāochē)几点(jǐdiǎn)来(lái)？

    Liangliang, when does the bus come?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)查(chá)一下(yīxià)，手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)。

    Let me check. It is on my phone.

  3. Dengdeng

    查到(chádào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you find it?

  4. Liangliang

    查到(chádào)了(le)：车(chē)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)前(qián)走(zǒu)了(le)。

    Found it: the bus left five minutes ago.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)下(xià)一(yī)辆(liàng)呢(ne)？

    Then what about the next one?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)再(zài)查(chá)一下(yīxià)……明天(míngtiān)早上(zǎoshang)六点(liùdiǎn)。

    Let me check again... six tomorrow morning.

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01

我(wǒ)记(jì)不(bu)起(qǐ)昨(zuó)天(tiān)查(chá)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)词(cí)的(de)意(yì)思(si)了(le)。

I can't remember the meaning of the word that I looked up yesterday.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

遇(yù)到(dào)不(bú)认(rèn)识(shi)的(de)生(shēng)词(cí)，你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)查(chá)一(yí)下(xià)词(cí)典(diǎn)。

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