盘查

盤查

pánchá

verb #27,087

Meanings

1 to interrogate
2 to question and check
3 to stop and search

Characters

to examine; plate; to coil

to check; to investigate

Examples

警察在路口盘查过往车辆。

Jǐngchá zài lùkǒu páncháo guòwǎng chēliàng.

Police stopped and checked vehicles passing through the intersection.

边境官员对行人进行了盘查。

Biānjìng guānyuán duì xíngrén jìnxíngle páncháo.

Border officials interrogated pedestrians.

Tips

usage

盘查 refers specifically to inspection by authorities — police, security, or border officials. It implies questioning and checking documents or belongings at a checkpoint or stop.

Stroke Order

盘 pán

查 chá