考证

Traditional: 考證

kǎo zhèng

Dictionary entry

to do textual research

What does 考证 mean?

考证 (kǎo zhèng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to do textual research

2to make textual criticism

3to verify by means of research (esp. historical details)

4to take an exam to get a certificate (abbr. for 考取證件|考取证件[kao3 qu3 zheng4 jian4])

Character breakdown

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考kǎoto beat · to hit 证zhèngto admonish · variant of 證|证[zheng4]

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考证

kǎo zhèng

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