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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 审查

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
审查 shěn chá - to examine
- to investigate
- to censor out
- censorship

List Ranking for: 审查

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 7,271 3,681 12,632

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
审 shěn- to examine
- to investigate
- carefully
- to try (in court)
查 zhā- surname Zha
查 chá- to research
- to check
- to investigate
- to examine
- to refer to
- to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
查 zhā- variant of 楂[zha1]

Other Words Containing 审查

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
审查 6 7 7,271 3,681 12,632