勘察

kānchá

verb #22,278

Meanings

1 to survey
2 to explore
3 to reconnoitre
4 to investigate terrain or a site

Characters

to survey / to investigate / to proofread

to examine / to observe / to investigate

Examples

工程师去现场勘察地形。

Gōngchéngshī qù xiànchǎng kānchá dìxíng.

Engineers went to the site to survey the terrain.

探险队对这片区域进行了详细勘察。

Tànxiǎnduì duì zhè piàn qūyù jìnxíng le xiángxì kānchá.

The expedition team conducted a detailed survey of the area.

Tips

usage

勘察 typically refers to fieldwork reconnaissance or geological/engineering surveys. Compare 调查 (diàochá, broader social/factual investigation). 勘探 (kāntàn) specifically means mineral/oil prospecting.

Stroke Order

勘 kān

察 chá