查询 cháxún to check
to check; to inquire; to consult (a document etc); inquiry; query
How to remember 查询: 查 to check + 询 to ask about = to check.
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How it is used
- To look up/inquire/query for information - 查询余额 (cháxún yú'é) check the balance, 在线查询 (zàixiàn cháxún) search online.
- About consulting a record/database/service for specific info; common with accounts, schedules, results.
- Contrast 查 (chá, check/investigate, broader) and 调查 (diàochá, investigate); 查询 is looking up existing information.