察看

chákàn

verb HSK 7 #13,469

Meanings

1 to inspect; to examine
2 to look into

Characters

to observe; to inspect

to look; to see

Examples

领导来察看工程进度。

Lǐngdǎo lái chákàn gōngchéng jìndù.

The leader came to inspect the project progress.

医生仔细察看了伤口。

Yīshēng zǐxì chákàn le shāngkǒu.

The doctor carefully examined the wound.

Tips

usage

察看 implies careful, deliberate inspection — not a casual glance. Compare with 查看 (chákàn, same pronunciation), which means to check or look up (information). 察看 is about observing with your eyes; 查看 is about looking something up.

Stroke Order

察 chá

看 kàn