查出

cháchū

verb HSK 6 #2,674

Meanings

1 to find out; to discover (through investigation)
2 to detect; to uncover

Characters

to investigate; to check; to look up

out; to come out; to emerge

To investigate and bring out — to uncover through checking.

Examples

警察查出了真相。

Jǐngchá chá chū le zhēnxiàng.

The police found out the truth.

体检时查出了问题。

Tǐjiǎn shí chá chū le wèntí.

A problem was discovered during the physical exam.

他们终于查出了事故原因。

Tāmen zhōngyú chá chū le shìgù yuányīn.

They finally found out the cause of the accident.

审计查出了财务漏洞。

Shěnjì chá chū le cáiwù lòudòng.

The audit uncovered financial loopholes.

Tips

usage

查出 implies a result — something was found. Compare with 查 (to check/investigate, no result implied). Pattern: 查出 + something = discovered something through investigation.

Stroke Order

查 chá

出 chū