查处

查處

cháchǔ

verb HSK 7 #32,821

Meanings

1 to investigate and punish
2 to crack down on

Characters

to investigate; to check

to handle; to punish

Investigate (查) and then punish (处) — the full cycle of enforcement.

Examples

警方查处了一批违法企业。

Jǐngfāng cháchǔ le yì pī wéifǎ qǐyè.

The police investigated and penalized a batch of illegal businesses.

这种行为一旦发现会被严厉查处。

Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi yídàn fāxiàn huì bèi yánlì cháchǔ.

This kind of behavior will be severely cracked down on once discovered.

Tips

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查处 is formal/official language — you'll see it in news reports and government announcements. In everyday speech, people say 抓 (catch) or 罚 (fine) instead.

Stroke Order

查 chá

处 chù