盘查

盤查

pánchá

verb #27,087

Meanings

1 to interrogate
2 to question and check
3 to stop and search

Characters

to examine; plate; to coil

to check; to investigate

Examples

HSK 7-9

警察在路口盘查过往车辆。

Jǐngchá zài lùkǒu pánchá guòwǎng chēliàng.

Police stopped and checked vehicles passing through the intersection.

HSK 7-9

边境官员对行人进行了盘查。

Biānjìng guānyuán duì xíngrén jìnxíng le pánchá.

Border officials interrogated pedestrians.

Tips

usage

盘查 refers specifically to inspection by authorities - police, security, or border officials. It implies questioning and checking documents or belongings at a checkpoint or stop.

Stroke Order

盘 pán

查 chá