No. 5,648 in Chinese
勘察
"勘察" means "survey" or "investigate."
In a sentence
工程师们正在对这片土地进行环境勘察。
The engineers are conducting an environmental survey on this land.
In this sentence, '勘察' refers to the activity of assessing certain characteristics of a physical area as part of environmental surveying.
为了修建桥梁，我们需要先勘察地形。
To build the bridge, we first need to survey the terrain.
Here, '勘察' is used to describe the process of examining the geographical features of an area for construction purposes.
科学家们启动了一项新的项目来勘察远古遗迹。
The scientists have launched a new project to investigate ancient ruins.
The word '勘察' in this usage indicates a detailed investigation or study, typically to uncover more information about a site with historical significance.
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