How to say “look up” in Chinese
look up, check
“Look up” in Chinese is 查, chá: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
查 is read chá. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 木 “tree”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “查”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 查. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个词我查到了zhègecíwǒchádàoleI found this word.
- 你最好去医院检查一下。nǐzuìhǎoqùyīyuànjiǎncháyíxiàYou'd better go to the hospital for a checkup.
- 成绩可以在网上查看chéngjìkěyǐzàiwǎngshangchákànYou can check your grades online.
- 我在网上查资料wǒzàiwǎngshangcházīliàoI'm looking up materials online.
- 警察正在调查这件事jǐngcházhèngzàidiàocházhèjiànshìThe police are investigating the matter right now.
- 请稍等我帮您查一下qǐngshāoděng,wǒbāngníncháyíxiàWait a moment, let me check for you.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “look up” in Chinese?
“Look up” in Chinese is 查, pinyin chá.
What does 查 mean?
查 (chá) means “look up, check”.
How do you write 查?
查 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 查?
查 is read chá. Tones: chá — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“look up” in the lesson “Write it down, remember it”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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