核实
héshí
to verify, to check
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 请核实这条信息的真伪。Please verify whether this information is true.
- 记者核实了消息来源。The reporter verified the source of the news.
Collocations
核实情况核实身份核实信息反复核实
Mnemonic
核 hé "to examine, check" + 实 shí "real, true": to check against what is real, i.e. to verify, to confirm. Korean renders it as "to verify, confirm". Carefully checking the truth of information, identity or facts (核实信息 to verify information). 核 ("to examine, review") is shared with 核准 (to approve): 核实 is verifying, 核准 is approving. 实 means "real, true" (真实).
Related
核对查实核准确认
Quick check
What does the shared character 核 in 核实 and 核准 mean?