审阅

審閱
shěnyuè
verb #30,568

Meanings

  1. 1 to review
  2. 2 to peruse / examine (a document)

Examples

HSK 5
Qǐng nín shěnyuè zhè fèn hétong.
Please review this contract.
HSK 5
Jīnglǐ zhèngzài shěnyuè jìdù bàogào.
The manager is reviewing the quarterly report.

Tips

usage
审 (to scrutinize) + 阅 (to read), formal register, used for an authority figure carefully going over a document and signing off. Distinguish from 浏览 ('to browse, skim') and 阅读 ('to read'). The deferential 请审阅 ('please review') is standard at the close of business documents.

Stroke Order

审 shěn
阅 yuè