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    Expressing 'to review' with 审查 (shěnchá)

    Actions & Events
    Manner & Method

    Structure

    审查 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 审查 (shěnchá) means 'to review,' 'to examine,' or 'to censor,' referring to the process of carefully inspecting or evaluating something. It is used in legal, governmental, and editorial contexts. For example, 总统审查 means 'presidential review' or 'review of the president.'

    Examples

    • 所有出口产品都要经过严格审查。

      Suǒyǒu chūkǒu chǎnpǐn dōu yào jīngguò yángé shěnchá.

      All export products must undergo strict review.

    • 委员会正在审查这个项目的预算。

      Wěiyuánhuì zhèngzài shěnchá zhège xiàngmù de yùsuàn.

      The committee is reviewing the budget for this project.

    • 这部电影没有通过审查，无法上映。

      Zhè bù diànyǐng méiyǒu tōngguò shěnchá, wúfǎ shàngyìng.

      This film did not pass the review and cannot be released.

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