审查 shěnchá to examine
to examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
How to remember 审查: 审 to examine + 查 to check = to examine.
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How it is used
- To scrutinize/vet for compliance or problems - 审查资格 (shěnchá zīgé) to review qualifications; also censorship of content.
- Emphasis is on close checking that may reject or flag, not on approving. Common with 内容、资格、账目 (content, eligibility, accounts).
- When about media/speech it means censorship: 内容审查 content review/censorship.