How to say “check” in Chinese

查看
chákàn

check, look over

verb · HSK 4 · topic “In class”

“Check” in Chinese is 查看, chá kàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

查看 is read chá kàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chá — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
kàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

查
chá — check, look up

On top, 木 “tree”.

看
kàn — look, watch

A hand 手 above an eye 目.

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 “查看”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 查看. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 成绩可以在网上查看chéngjìkěyǐzàiwǎngshangchákànYou can check your grades online.
  • 请查看附件qǐngchákànfùjiànPlease see attached.

More words from the lesson “Homework”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “check” in Chinese?

“Check” in Chinese is 查看, pinyin chákàn.

What does 查看 mean?

查看 (chákàn) means “check, look over”.

How do you write 查看?

查看 is 2 characters: 查 (chá) — check, look up; 看 (kàn) — look, watch. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 查看?

查看 is read chákàn. Tones: chá — second tone, kàn — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“check” in the lesson “Homework”

This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. 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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