考查 kǎochá to investigate
to investigate; to study
How to remember 考查: 考 to test + 查 to check = to investigate.
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How it is used
- To examine/assess systematically - 考查学生的能力 (kǎochá xuéshēng de nénglì) to test students' abilities.
- Focuses on evaluating knowledge or performance against a standard; contrast homophone 考察 (kǎochá), which is on-site inspection/investigation.
- Formal register, common in education and assessment.