自检

自檢
zìjiǎn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to perform a self-test
  2. 2 to examine oneself
  3. 3 to act with self-restraint

Examples

Diànnǎo kāijī shí huì zìdòng jìnxíng zìjiǎn.
The computer automatically performs a self-test on startup.
Nǚxìng yīng dìngqī zuò rǔfáng zìjiǎn.
Women should do regular breast self-examinations.

Tips

usage
Three live senses: (1) hardware/software self-test (POST in computers, BIT in equipment), (2) medical self-exam (breast, skin), (3) classical sense of self-restraint or moral self-examination. Modern usage is dominantly the first two.
memory
(self) + (examine/check). Compare 体检 (tǐjiǎn, physical exam by a doctor) — same , but the agent shifts from doctor to self.

Stroke Order

jiǎn