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Zhā

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Zhā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zhā | Zha1
English translation
surname Zha
see 山查 shān zhā [shān zhā]
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chá | cha2
English translation
to research
to check
to investigate
to examine
to refer to
to search
to investigate, to examine, to look into

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About Zhā

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

Zhā

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Etymology of Zhā

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Positional decomposition

木旦

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and qiě represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "hawthorn tree". The meaning "check; look up" is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using Zhā

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审计员 shěn jì yuán 查对 chá duì 所有 suǒyǒu xiàn 官员 guān yuán 部门 bùmén de zhàng .

The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.

xiàn 警察 jǐngchá 局长 jú zhǎng tóng 联邦 lián bāng 调查局本市 běn shì de 警察 jǐngchá 一起 yīqǐ gān .

The county sheriff is working with the FBI and our own city police.

shuí Néng Zhā 清楚 qīngchu zhè 椅子 yǐzi huài diào de 原因 yuányīn ne ?

Can anybody cast light upon how this chair got broken?

主任 zhǔrèn 盛气凌人 shèng qì líng rén de zǒu jìn lái , 查问 chá wèn shì shuí 违背 wéibèi le de 命令 mìnglìng .

The director sailed in, demanding to know who had disobeyed his orders.

警察 jǐngchá dǎo chū Bāo Zhōng de 东西 dōngxī 检查 jiǎnchá .

The police emptied her bag and examined the contents.

Words with Zhā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
调查 diàochá inquiry調查
检查 jiǎnchá inspection檢查
Zhā to check Zhā
搜查 sōu chá to search搜查 sōu chá
查看 chá kàn to look over查看 chá kàn
审查 shěnchá to examine審查
查出 chá chū to find out查出 chá chū
查询 chá xún to check查詢
查处 chá chǔ to investigate and handle (a criminal case)查處
追查 zhuī chá to trace追查 zhuī chá
查尔斯 Chá ěr sī Charles查爾斯
侦查 zhēn chá to detect偵查
查明 chá míng to ascertain查明 chá míng
查找 chá zhǎo to search for查找 chá zhǎo
抽查 chōu chá random inspection抽查 chōu chá
查获 cháhuò to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)查獲
核查 hé chá to examine核查 hé chá
复查 fù chá rechecking復查
普查 pǔ chá census普查 pǔ chá
查阅 chá yuè to consult查閱
理查德 Lǐ chá dé Richard (name)理查德 Lǐ chá dé

Zhā Decomposition & Compounds

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Zhā Decomposition

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Zhā Compounds

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