勘查

kānchá

verb #23,841

Meanings

1 to survey
2 to investigate (a site)
3 to prospect
4 to reconnoitre

Characters

to investigate / to survey / to verify

to check / to inspect / to investigate

Examples

警方正在勘查案发现场。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài kānchá àn fā xiànchǎng.

The police are investigating the crime scene.

工程师去山区勘查地质情况。

Gōngchéngshī qù shānqū kānchá dìzhì qíngkuàng.

Engineers went to the mountain area to survey the geological conditions.

Tips

usage

勘查 is a variant of 勘察 (kānchá) and is used interchangeably with it. Both mean to investigate or survey a location. 勘 implies careful examination; 查 means to check. Common in legal, geological, and military contexts.

Stroke Order

勘 kān

查 chá