求证

qiú zhèng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to seek proof
to seek confirmation

Definition

寻求证据或证明，以确认某事的真实性或正确性。

To seek evidence or proof in order to verify the truth or correctness of something.

Usage

常用于学术研究、法律诉讼、新闻调查等需要确认事实的场合，也可以用于日常生活中的询问或验证。

Commonly used in academic research, legal proceedings, news investigations, and other situations where facts need to be confirmed; also used in daily life for asking or verifying.

Examples

1 记者需要向多方求证才能发布新闻。 (Journalists need to verify from multiple sources before publishing news.)
2 在发表结论之前，我们必须先求证所有数据。 (Before drawing conclusions, we must verify all data.)
3 他向警察求证了事故的具体时间。 (He asked the police to confirm the exact time of the accident.)
4 这个理论还需要通过实验来求证。 (This theory still needs to be verified through experiments.)
5 她打电话给客服求证订单的状态。 (She called customer service to check the status of the order.)

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