复查

• Pinyin: fù chá
• Hanzi breakdown: 复 = 彳 + 日 + 夂 (repeat, return); 查 = 木 + 且 (examine, investigate)

Meaning

To re-examine; to review again; to conduct a follow-up check. Refers to a second or subsequent inspection, medical review, or administrative re-examination.

Common in medical contexts (定期复查 regular follow-up examination), legal review (案件复查 case re-examination), and quality control. 复查结果 (re-examination results) and 复查报告 (review report) are standard collocations. Implies a systematic re-evaluation for accuracy or health monitoring.

Examples

1. 医生叮嘱患者出院后每三个月回医院复查一次，以便监测病情变化。 The doctor instructed the patient to return to the hospital for a follow-up check every three months after discharge to monitor changes in the condition.
2. 审计委员会对上年度的财务报告进行了全面复查，发现了数处账目异常。 The audit committee conducted a comprehensive re-review of last year’s financial statements and found several irregularities in the accounts.
3. 考生可在成绩公布后的规定期限内申请复查答卷，确认评分是否准确。 After scores are released, examinees may apply within the specified period to have their exam papers rechecked to confirm whether the grading was accurate.

Usage Guide

Context: medical, legal, administrative, quality control

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 治疗结束后务必按时复查，不可因感觉良好而忽视后续检查。(After treatment ends, be sure to attend follow-up examinations on schedule — do not neglect subsequent checks just because you feel well.)
• 该项目的环境影响评估报告已提交政府部门，正在等待官方复查。(The environmental impact assessment report for this project has been submitted to the government department and is awaiting official review.)

Don't Say

• 复查一道菜的味道 — 复查 implies a formal, systematic re-examination; use 再尝 or 重新品尝 for tasting food again

Origin & History

复 (again/repeat) + 查 (examine/inspect)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal