检察 jiǎnchá to inspect
to inspect; (law) to prosecute; to investigate
How to remember 检察: 检 inspect + 察 inspect = to inspect.
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How it is used
- A legal/prosecutorial term - 检察院 (jiǎncháyuàn) the procuratorate, 检察官 (jiǎncháguān) prosecutor.
- Do NOT confuse with 检查 (jiǎnchá, to inspect/check/examine): same pinyin but 检察 is specifically the state prosecution function.
- Almost always appears bound in these official compounds, rarely alone.
Example sentences
- 检察官问了我一个引导性的问题。 Jiǎncháguān wèn le wǒ yígè yǐndǎoxìng de wèntí.The prosecutor asked me a leading question.