检察

• Pinyin: jiǎn chá
• Desglose de hanzi: 检 = 木 (wood) + 佥 (all, phonetic) — to examine; 察 = 宀 (roof) + 祭 (sacrifice) — to observe carefully

Significado

Procuraduría/fiscalía: investigar y ejercer la acción penal; supervisión legal.

A formal legal term referring to the work of procuratorate agencies in supervising legal compliance and prosecuting criminal cases. Different from 检查 (to inspect) which is more general. 检察院 refers to the procuratorate, and 检察官 is a prosecutor.

Ejemplos

1. 检察机关依法对这起案件进行了全面调查。
2. 他在检察院工作了二十多年，经手的案件不计其数。
3. 这位检察官以铁面无私著称，从不徇私枉法。

Guía de uso

Contexto: legal, government, news

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 检察院已经正式批准逮捕嫌疑人。(The procuratorate has formally approved the arrest of the suspect.)
• 这起案件由最高检察院直接督办。(This case is directly supervised by the Supreme Procuratorate.)

Incorrecto

• 混淆'检察'和'检查' (Don't confuse 检察 with 检查 — 检察 is specifically legal prosecution/supervision, while 检查 is general inspection or checking)

Origen e historia

Composed of 检 (to examine) + 察 (to observe; investigate). Together they form a legal term for prosecutorial examination and supervision.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Educated speakers