检 (jiǎn) means Check (examine). Below are 24 of the 37 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请仔细 检 查一遍。
Qǐng zǐxì jiǎnchá yí biàn.
Please check it over carefully.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 仔细
检 查完毕后请签字。
Jiǎnchá wánbì hòu qǐng qiānzì.
Please sign once the inspection is finished.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 完毕
写完以后要 检 查一下。
Xiě wán yǐhòu yào jiǎnchá yíxià.
Check it over once you've finished writing.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 检查
医生给他 检 查了身体。
Yīshēng gěi tā jiǎnchá le shēntǐ.
The doctor gave him a physical examination.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 检查
请认真 检 查一下作业。
Qǐng rènzhēn jiǎnchá yíxià zuòyè.
Please check your homework carefully.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 认真
工程师正在 检 查机器。
Gōngchéngshī zhèngzài jiǎnchá jīqì.
The engineer is checking the machine.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 工程师
学校进行了全面 检 查。
Xuéxiào jìnxíng le quánmiàn jiǎnchá.
The school carried out a comprehensive inspection.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 全面
理论要用实践来 检 验。
Lǐlùn yào yòng shíjiàn lái jiǎnyàn.
Theory must be tested in practice.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 实践
启程前要 检 查好证件。
Qǐchéng qián yào jiǎnchá hǎo zhèngjiàn.
Check your documents carefully before setting out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 启程
出门前务必 检 查一遍。
Chūmén qián wùbì jiǎnchá yí biàn.
Be sure to check once before leaving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 务必
乘坐飞机前要 检 查行李。
Chéngzuò fēijī qián yào jiǎnchá xíngli.
Before boarding a plane you have to check your luggage.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 乘坐
请 检 查一下数量对不对。
Qǐng jiǎnchá yíxià shùliàng duì bu duì.
Please check whether the quantity is correct.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 数量
边境上的 检 查非常严格。
Biānjìng shang de jiǎnchá fēicháng yángé.
The checks at the frontier are extremely strict.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 边境
他每年定期做一次体 检 。
Tā měi nián dìngqī zuò yí cì tǐjiǎn.
He has a regular check-up once a year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 定期
动身之前记得 检 查证件。
Dòng shēn zhīqián jìde jiǎnchá zhèngjiàn.
Remember to check your documents before you leave.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 动身
实践是 检 验真理的标准。
Shíjiàn shì jiǎnyàn zhēnlǐ de biāozhǔn.
Practice is the standard by which truth is tested.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 检验
医生建议他做颈椎 检 查。
Yīshēng jiànyì tā zuò jǐngzhuī jiǎnchá.
The doctor advised him to have his cervical spine checked.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 颈椎
这辆车的刹车该 检 查了。
Zhè liàng chē de shā chē gāi jiǎnchá le.
This car's brakes need checking.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 刹车
尸体已经送往医院 检 验。
Shītǐ yǐjīng sòng wǎng yīyuàn jiǎnyàn.
The body has been sent to the hospital for examination.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尸体
警察 检 查了现场的子弹。
Jǐngchá jiǎnchá le xiànchǎng de zǐdàn.
The police examined the bullets at the scene.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 子弹
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From the travel phrasebook
质 检 怎么做？
Zhìjiǎn zěnme zuò?
How is quality control done?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
检 票口在那边。
Jiǎnpiàokǒu zài nàbiān.
The ticket gate is over there.
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
请问 检 票口在哪儿？
Qǐngwèn jiǎnpiàokǒu zài nǎr?
Where is the ticket gate, please?
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
检 appears in 37 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 检
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Questions about 检
How is 检 used in a sentence?
This page shows 37 sentences using 检 (jiǎn, "Check (examine)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 检 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 检 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 检?
The dictionary page for 检 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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