安检 ānjiǎn security check (short for 安全检查)
security check (short for 安全检查); to do a security check
How to remember 安检: 安 peace + 检 inspect = security check (short for 安全检查).
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How it is used
- Everyday abbreviation of 安全检查, meaning "security check" at an airport, train station, or event entrance.
- Common phrases: 过安检 (guò ānjiǎn) go through security, 安检口 (ānjiǎnkǒu) security checkpoint.
- The full form 安全检查 shows up in more formal or written contexts; 安检 is what people actually say.