督查

dūchá

verb #34,150

Meanings

1 to supervise and inspect
2 to oversee and audit
3 inspector; supervisor

Characters

to supervise; oversee

to check; inspect

Examples

HSK 3

他在环保部门当督查。

Tā zài huánbǎo bùmén dāng dūchá.

He works as an inspector in the environmental protection department.

HSK 5

上级派人来督查这项工作。

Shàngjí pài rén lái dūchá zhè xiàng gōngzuò.

Higher-ups sent someone to supervise and inspect this work.

Tips

usage

Common in official/government language - environmental enforcement (环保督查), discipline inspection (纪律督查), construction-quality oversight. Compare with 督察 (same pronunciation, slightly more general 'oversee/police inspector') and 监督 (broader 'supervise'). The two characters in 督查 emphasise the inspection action specifically.

Stroke Order

督 dū

查 chá