考察
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
考察 (kǎochá) · to inspect
考察 (kǎochá) means “to inspect; to investigate on the spot”. It is written with 2 characters: 考 (to take an exam) + 察 (to examine). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 考察 is built
The characters
考 kǎo · to take an exam
What 考 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丂kǎo — obstruction of breath (qi)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 耂 gives the meaning, 丂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
察 chá · to examine
What 察 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 祭jì — to sacrifice to
- ⺼ — meat
- 寸cùn — inch
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 小xiǎo — small
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 祭 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们下个月去南方考察。Tāmen xià gè yuè qù nánfāng kǎochá.Next month they are going south on a study trip.
公司派他去考察市场。Gōngsī pài tā qù kǎochá shìchǎng.The company sent him to study the market.
Questions about 考察
What does 考察 mean?
考察 (kǎochá) means “to inspect; to investigate on the spot”.
How do you pronounce 考察?
考察 is pronounced kǎochá.
Which HSK level is 考察?
考察 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 考试kǎoshìexam
- 考生kǎoshēngexam candidate
- 考验kǎoyànto test
- 参考cānkǎoto consult
- 考虑kǎolǜto consider
- 思考sīkǎoto think
- 考古kǎogǔarchaeology
- 考核kǎohéto assess
- 报考bàokǎoto register for an exam
- 高考gāokǎocollege entrance exam
Learn 考察 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.