普查

pǔchá

noun #35,179

Measure Word

一次普查 cì

Meanings

1 census
2 general survey
3 comprehensive investigation

Characters

universal / general

to investigate / check

Examples

中国每十年进行一次人口普查。

Zhōngguó měi shí nián jìnxíng yí cì rénkǒu pǔchá.

China conducts a population census every ten years.

政府对全国土地进行了普查。

Zhèngfǔ duì quánguó tǔdì jìnxíngle pǔchá.

The government conducted a nationwide land survey.

Tips

usage

普 (universal) + 查 (investigate) — a survey covering everyone/everything in scope, in contrast to 抽查 (chōuchá, 'spot check / sample inspection'). Most commonly seen in 人口普查 (population census), 经济普查, and 农业普查.

Stroke Order

普 pǔ

查 chá