Xiě lùnwén shí, tā cānyuè le dàliàng guówài de wénxiàn.
While writing his thesis, he consulted a large body of foreign literature.
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Formal and written. In notes and footnotes it works like English 'see' or 'cf.', and 参见 is used the same way. In speech you would just 看 'look at' or 查 'look up' something.
