普查

pǔchá
noun #35,179

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 census
  2. 2 general survey
  3. 3 comprehensive investigation

Examples

HSK 3
Zhōngguó měi shí nián jìnxíng yí cì rénkǒu pǔchá.
China conducts a population census every ten years.
HSK 4
Zhèngfǔ duì quánguó tǔdì jìnxíng le pǔchá.
The government conducted a nationwide land survey.

Tips

usage
(universal) + (investigate) - a survey covering everyone/everything in scope, in contrast to 抽查 ('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

chá