印证 yìnzhèng to confirm
to confirm; to corroborate; to verify; proof; evidence
How to remember 印证: 印 to print + 证 prove = to confirm.
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How it is used
- To confirm/corroborate by matching against evidence - 事实印证了他的判断 (shìshí yìnzhèngle tā de pànduàn) the facts bore out his judgment.
- Implies one thing verifying another (theory ↔ facts, account ↔ evidence).
- Formal-ish; 相互印证 = mutually corroborate. More about corroboration than plain 证明 (prove).