Chinese word dictionary

省察

xǐng chá · to examine; to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection)

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Word information

Simplified省察

Traditional省察

Pinyinxǐng chá

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

省shěng

province; frugal; to save, to leave out

察chá

to examine, to investigate, to observe

How to learn 省察

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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省shěng

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)

警察jǐngchá

police; police officer

省shěng

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)

观察guānchá

to observe; to watch; to survey

节省jiéshěng

saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on

省shěng

to save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete; to leave out; province; provincial capital; a ministry (of the Japanese government)