现场勘察

現場勘察

xiànchǎngkānchá

verb

Meanings

1 to inspect the scene (of an accident or crime)
2 on-site investigation

Characters

present / current

to investigate / survey

to examine / observe

Examples

交警正在现场勘察事故原因。

Jiāojǐng zhèngzài xiànchǎng kānchá shìgù yuányīn.

Traffic police are inspecting the scene to determine the cause of the accident.

保险公司派人来现场勘察。

Bǎoxiǎn gōngsī pài rén lái xiànchǎng kānchá.

The insurance company sent someone to inspect the scene.

Tips

register

现场勘察 is formal procedural language used by police and insurers. 勘察 on its own means 'to survey / investigate' (land, terrain); combined with 现场 (the scene) it means the official on-site investigation that determines fault and damage.

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

场 chǎng

勘 kān

察 chá