搜查

sōuchá

verb HSK 7 #1,726

Meanings

1 to search (a place); to conduct a search
2 to raid; to inspect

Characters

to check; to investigate

Literally 'search and investigate' — the kind of search where authorities go through a place looking for evidence or contraband.

Examples

警察搜查了他的房间。

Jǐngchá sōuchá le tā de fángjiān.

The police searched his room.

没有搜查令不能进来搜查。

Méiyǒu sōuchálìng bù néng jìnlái sōuchá.

You can't come in and search without a search warrant.

Tips

usage

搜查 is specifically a legal/police search of a location. 搜查令 (sōuchálìng) is a search warrant. Compare with 搜索 (sōusuǒ), which is the general word for searching (including online searches).

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

查 chá