查

check; inspect, look up, investigate; look into

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verb Uncommon #7,989
check; inspect Examine a person or thing to verify details or find problems.
CH: 他仔细地查了一遍自己的试卷。
EN: He carefully checked his test paper.

您能不能先查后面?

Could you check the back first?

— 后来的我们 (2018)

我进去查

I’ll go in and check.

— 虎口脱险 (1966)

他查的是什么?

What did he look up?

查司机的身份

Check the driver's identity.

— 第五元素 (1997)

丑寅查起来怎办?

What should we do if Chouyin starts investigating?

— 用心棒 (1961)

如果你想查谁就说一声

If you want me to look someone up, just let me know.

— 无间道 (2002)

警察到处查这个药呢

The police are looking for this drug everywhere.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

查了我不在上面

I checked, and I’m not on the list.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我们要查飞机

We need to check the flight.

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

"做个免费心脏检查,查,查"

Get a free heart checkup. Check, check.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

我查她一千遍了

I've looked her up a thousand times.

— 守夜人 (2004)

你查了名单么

Did you check the list?

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

他们要查我们的东西,我们可以穿上衣服吗?

They're going to search our belongings. Can we get dressed?

— 赫鲁斯塔廖夫,开车! (1999)

他仔细地查了一遍自己的试卷。

He carefully checked over his test paper.

我也查了一下你的工作内容

I also looked into what your job involves.

— 入殓师 (2008)

他给我查病

He examined me.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

他们要查证件

They want to check our IDs.

— 小偷 (1997)

自己查或者一起查

Look it up yourself, or we can look it up together.

— 利维坦 (2014)

verb Uncommon #11,516
look up Use 查 when consulting a source to find information.
CH: 我想查一个电话号码。
EN: I want to look up a phone number.

你到底查不查得到

Can you actually find it or not?

— 守夜人 (2004)

这里有很多字这里,由最头开始查了后写起来这里,第一页第一个字

There are a lot of characters here. Start looking them up from the beginning, then write them down here—the first character on the first page.

— 黑潮 (1992)

查不到

I can't find it.

— 守夜人 (2004)

我记不起昨天查的那个词的意思了。

I can't remember what the word I looked up yesterday means.

我想查一个电话号码

I want to look up a phone number.

— 无人知晓 (2004)

记得查字典!

Remember to look it up in the dictionary!

你办公室的电脑查的到吗

Can you access it from the computer in your office?

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

请在词典里查这个词。

Please look up this word in the dictionary.

自己查字典,

Look it up in the dictionary yourself.

— 无人知晓 (2004)

警察不是可以查通话纪录吗

Can't the police check call records?

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

自己查或者一起查

Look it up yourself, or we can look it up together.

— 利维坦 (2014)

verb Uncommon #12,397
investigate; look into Used when checking into a matter to find out the facts.
CH: 警方正在查这件事。
EN: The police are investigating this matter.

查不出凶手是谁

We can't determine who the murderer is.

— 豹 (1963)

我会尽快查…要是没有,你等着被吊在墙上吧

I'll check as soon as I can... If there isn't one, you'd better get ready to be hung on the wall.

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

我查了出来

I found it.

— 老男孩 (2003)

快给我查!

Hurry up and look it up for me!

— 窃听风暴 (2006)

“那她查图书馆的事呢?”

What about her looking into the library matter?

只有一个方法能查个清楚

There’s only one way to find out for sure.

— 夺宝奇兵3:圣战奇兵 (1989)

继续查,不要让他们发现你

Keep investigating, but don’t let them find out.

— 攻壳机动队 (1995)

所以他们什么也查不出来

So they couldn't find anything.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

如果我请你查我朋友的状况…你一定马上就查到

If I asked you to look into my friend's situation... you'd find out right away.

— 猫鼠游戏 (2002)

要查就查

If you're going to investigate, then investigate.

— 满江红 (2023)

你现在进来,谁也知道你是来查内鬼

If you come in now, everyone will know you're here to find the mole.

— 无间道 (2002)

我是看到了,当真要查他?

I saw it—are you really going to investigate him?

— 神秘河 (2003)

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