勘查

kānchá

verb #23,841

Meanings

1 to survey
2 to investigate (a site)
3 to prospect
4 to reconnoitre

Characters

to investigate / to survey / to verify

to check / to inspect / to investigate

Examples

HSK 7-9

警方正在勘查案发现场。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài kānchá ànfā xiànchǎng.

The police are investigating the crime scene.

HSK 7-9

工程师去山区勘查地质情况。

Gōngchéngshī qù shānqū kānchá dìzhì qíngkuàng.

Engineers went to the mountain area to survey the geological conditions.

Tips

usage

勘查 is a variant of 勘察 and is used interchangeably with it. Both mean to investigate or survey a location. 勘 implies careful examination; 查 means to check. Common in legal, geological, and military contexts.

Stroke Order

勘 kān

查 chá