搜查

sōuchá

verb HSK 7-9 #1,726

Meanings

1 to search (a place); to conduct a search
2 to raid; to inspect

Characters

to check; to investigate

Literally 'search and investigate' - the kind of search where authorities go through a place looking for evidence or contraband.

Examples

HSK 3

警察搜查了他的房间。

Jǐngchá sōuchá le tā de fángjiān.

The police searched his room.

HSK 5

没有搜查令不能进来搜查。

Méiyǒu sōuchá lìng bùnéng jìnlái sōuchá.

You can't come in and search without a search warrant.

Tips

usage

搜查 is specifically a legal/police search of a location. 搜查令 is a search warrant. Compare with 搜索, which is the general word for searching (including online searches).

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

查 chá