查出

• Pinyin: chá chū
• Hanzi breakdown: 查 = 木 + 且, to check; 出 = result complement, out

Meaning

To find out; to detect; to uncover. To discover through investigation or examination.

A verb-complement compound indicating successful discovery through checking or investigation. Common in medical (查出疾病 detect illness), legal (查出真相 uncover the truth), and administrative (查出问题 find problems) contexts.

Examples

1. 体检时查出他有高血压，医生建议他注意饮食。 During the physical examination, they found he has high blood pressure — the doctor advised him to watch his diet.
2. 审计人员查出了账目中的几处错误。 The auditors found several errors in the accounts.
3. 警方终于查出了案件的真相。 The police finally uncovered the truth of the case.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, investigation, audit

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 医生查出他胃里有溃疡。(The doctor found that he has an ulcer in his stomach.)
• 这次检查没有查出任何问题。(This inspection didn't find any problems.)

Don't Say

• 注意'查出'强调发现的结果 (Note that 查出 emphasizes the result of discovery, while 检查 emphasizes the process of checking)

Origin & History

Compound of 查 (to check, investigate) + 出 (out, result complement). Indicates checking leads to discovery.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal