查勘

chákān

verb

Meanings

1 to investigate
2 to survey / inspect (a site)

Characters

to check / investigate

to investigate / survey

Examples

查勘员很快就到了事故现场。

Chákānyuán hěn kuài jiù dào le shìgù xiànchǎng.

The inspector arrived at the accident scene quickly.

工程师去查勘地形。

Gōngchéngshī qù chákān dìxíng.

The engineer went to survey the terrain.

Tips

usage

In car insurance 查勘 is the on-site inspection that follows a claim report — the 查勘员 photographs damage and interviews drivers before 定损 (damage appraisal). Also used for geological / engineering surveys.

Stroke Order

查 chá

勘 kān