检定

檢定

jiǎndìng

verb

Meanings

1 to test and verify
2 to examine
3 to assay
4 to calibrate (instruments)

Characters

to examine, inspect

to determine, fix

Examples

所有计量器具必须定期检定。

Suǒyǒu jìliàng qìjù bìxū dìngqī jiǎndìng.

All measuring instruments must be calibrated periodically.

这批样品已经通过检定。

Zhè pī yàngpǐn yǐjīng tōngguò jiǎndìng.

This batch of samples has passed inspection.

Tips

usage

More formal/technical than 检查 (examine) — 检定 implies an official verdict (certified, calibrated, authenticated). Common in metrology, lab testing, and paternity tests (see 亲子鉴定 — different character 鉴 but same spirit).

Stroke Order

检 jiǎn

定 dìng