体察

體察

tǐchá

verb #90,043

Meanings

1 to observe and understand at first hand
2 to be attentive to (someone's feelings or needs)

Characters

to experience personally

Examples

HSK 4

好的老师能体察学生的心情。

Hǎo de lǎoshī néng tǐchá xuésheng de xīnqíng.

A good teacher can sense how the students are feeling.

HSK 7-9

古代有的皇帝会微服私访，亲自体察民情。

Gǔdài yǒude huángdì huì wēifú-sīfǎng, qīnzì tǐchá mínqíng.

Some emperors of old would go out in disguise to see for themselves how the common people lived.

Tips

usage

Formal. Typical objects are 民情 (how the people live), 疾苦 (hardships) and a person's 心情 (mood). 体 here means "to experience personally", as in 体会 and 体验.

Stroke Order

体 tǐ

察 chá