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chá

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chá Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chá | cha2
English translation
to examine
to inquire
to observe
to inspect
to look into
obvious
clearly evident
variant of chá [chá]
to examine, to investigate, to observe

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About chá

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

chá

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

roof

Etymology of chá

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宀祭

Semantic compound

gài

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using chá

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克罗伊 dūn 公爵 gōng jué 仔细 zǐxì 察看 chá kàn zhāo Zhāng tān kāi de āi Suǒ 公路 gōng lù .

The Duke of Croydon proed over an opened Esso road map.

警察 jǐngchá 贪赃受贿 shòu huì , bǎo 私囊 sī náng .

The policeman has lined his pockets by taking bribes.

dūn zài 脚印 jiǎo yìn páng 仔细 zǐxì de 观察 guānchá .

He squatted down beside the footprints and examined them closely.

觉得 juéde 有点 yǒu diǎn 对头 duì tóu , jiù jiào le 警察 jǐngchá .

She sensed something was amiss right now!

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.

Words with chá

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
警察 jǐngchá police警察 jǐngchá
观察 guānchá to observe觀察
考察 kǎochá to inspect考察 kǎochá
检察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor檢察官
监察 jiān chá to supervise監察
警察局 jǐng chá jú police station警察局 jǐng chá jú
检察 jiǎn chá to inspect檢察
察觉 chá jué to sense察覺
督察 dū chá to supervise督察 dū chá
侦察 zhēn chá to scout偵察
视察 shì chá to inspect視察
检察院 jiǎn chá yuàn prosecutor's office檢察院
chá to examine chá
察看 chá kàn to watch察看 chá kàn
勘察 kān chá to reconnoiter勘察 kān chá
观察员 guān chá yuán observer觀察員
觉察 jué chá to sense覺察
洞察力 dòng chá lì insight洞察力 dòng chá lì
最高人民检察院 Zuì gāo Rén mín Jiǎn chá yuàn PRC Supreme People's Procuratorate (prosecutor's office)最高人民檢察院
监察部 Jiān chá bù Ministry of Supervision (MOS)監察部
洞察 dòng chá to see clearly洞察 dòng chá
考察团 kǎo chá tuán inspection team考察團
侦察机 zhēn chá jī spy plane偵察機
观察家 guān chá jiā observer觀察家

chá Decomposition & Compounds

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chá Decomposition

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chá Compounds

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