查明

• 拼音: chá míng
• 汉字拆解: 查 = 木 (wood) + 旦 (phonetic); 明 = 日 (sun) + 月 (moon) — two light sources meaning 'bright/clear'

含义

To ascertain; to find out through investigation; to establish the facts of something.

Emphasises the outcome of an investigation — that the truth has been definitively established. Used in legal, official, and journalistic contexts. Common structures: 查明原因 (establish the cause), 查明真相 (ascertain the truth), 查明身份 (verify identity).

例句

1. 事故调查组经过详细勘查，已查明此次火灾系电气线路短路所致。
2. 警方在24小时内查明了失踪人员的下落，将其安全带回。
3. 在查明所有事实之前，相关部门不会贸然发表官方结论。

用法指南

语境: law, investigation, journalism, government, safety

语气: serious

正确说法

• 目前尚未查明事故的直接原因，调查工作仍在进行中。(The direct cause of the accident has not yet been ascertained — the investigation is still ongoing.)
• 纪委经过深入调查，已查明该官员违规动用公款的具体情形。(After an in-depth investigation, the discipline commission has established the specific circumstances in which the official unlawfully used public funds.)

错误说法

• 我查明了今天的天气。(查明 implies investigative effort to establish a disputed or unclear fact; for checking weather use 查了 or 看了)

起源与历史

查 (to investigate) + 明 (clear, to clarify). To investigate until something becomes clear/established.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal