Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
察
chá
Description
这个字的意思是仔细地看，用眼睛和心去了解一件事。
This character means to look carefully, using both eyes and mind to understand something.
我们常常在"观察"和"警察"这样的词里看到它。
We often see it in words like "观察" (observe) and "警察" (police).
Meanings
察chá
to observe; to examine closely
他很会察别人的心情。
He is good at sensing others' moods.
察chá
to notice; to become aware of
我没有察到他已经走了。
I didn't realize he had already left.
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Notes
- Etymology
often used in compounds like 观察 (observe) and 警察 (police), rarely alone in modern speech.
- Nuance
察 stresses careful, attentive looking, more than a casual glance.
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