No. 736 in Chinese
考察
"考察" means "to investigate, inspect, or study."
In a sentence
今天我们去郊外考察地质构造。
Today we are going to the suburb to inspect the geological structures.
Describing a detailed and purposeful investigation into geological features.
经理决定亲自到工厂考察生产情况。
The manager decided to personally inspect the production situation at the factory.
Referring to conducting a thorough inspection or evaluation of processes in an industrial setting.
他被派去考察实验的新方法是否有效。
He was sent to examine whether the experimental new method is effective.
Indicating the action of assessing or evaluating the effectiveness of a new technique.
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