察看

chákàn

verb HSK 7-9 #13,469

Meanings

1 to inspect; to examine
2 to look into

Characters

to observe; to inspect

to look; to see

Examples

HSK 6

医生仔细察看了伤口。

Yīshēng zǐxì chákàn le shāngkǒu.

The doctor carefully examined the wound.

HSK 7-9

领导来察看工程进度。

Lǐngdǎo lái chákàn gōngchéng jìndù.

The leader came to inspect the project progress.

Tips

usage

察看 implies careful, deliberate inspection - not a casual glance. Compare with 查看 (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