Meaning
to examine; to investigate; carefully; to try (in court)
Chinese: 检查、考试、调查。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “shen” becomes a different word in each tone. 审 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 审判shěn pàna trial; to try sb
- 审查shěn cháto examine; to investigate; to censor out; censorship
- 审理shěn lǐto hear (a case)
- 审美shěn měiesthetics; appreciating the arts; taste
- 评审píng shěnto appraise; to evaluate; to judge
Example Sentence
老师认真审阅了我们的作文。Lǎo shī rèn zhēn shěn yuè le wǒ men de zuò wén.The teacher carefully reviewed our essays.
老师Lǎo shīteacher认真rèn zhēnconscientious审阅shěn yuèto review or peruse了le(completed action)我们wǒ menwe的deof作文zuò wénto write an essay。