审核 (shěnhé) — to review; to audit; to verify

审核 (shěnhé)

To review or audit something means to carefully examine it against standards or criteria to verify its accuracy, completeness, or compliance.

Meanings

1. [verb] to review; to audit; to verify; to scrutinize; to approve after examination

Example Sentences

所有申请材料都需要经过严格的审核。 Suǒyǒu shēnqǐng cáiliào dōu xūyào jīngguò yángé de shěnhé. All application materials need to go through strict review.

财务部门每季度对账目进行一次审核。 Cáiwù bùmén měi jìdù duì zhàngmù jìnxíng yīcì shěnhé. The finance department reviews the accounts once every quarter.

该网站的内容在发布前经过了专业团队的审核。 Gāi wǎngzhàn de nèiróng zài fābù qián jīngguòle zhuānyè tuánduì de shěnhé. The website's content was reviewed by a professional team before publication.

审核通过后，合同才可以正式签署。 Shěnhé tōngguò hòu, hétong cái kěyǐ zhèngshì qiānshǔ. Only after the review is passed can the contract be formally signed.

平台对用户上传的视频进行自动审核。 Píngtái duì yònghù shàngyǎo de shìpín jìnxíng zìdòng shěnhé. The platform automatically reviews videos uploaded by users.

我的申请还在审核中，预计下周出结果。 Wǒ de shēnqǐng hái zài shěnhé zhōng, yùjì xià zhōu chū jiéguǒ. My application is still under review; the result is expected next week.

Collocations

Usage Notes

审核 combines careful examination (审) with verification/checking (核). It is used in formal and institutional contexts -- applying for permits, reviewing financial accounts, moderating online content, or vetting documents. It is more systematic and process-oriented than a casual 检查 (to check).

审核 often implies that approval or rejection follows the review. Common phrases include 审核通过 (approved) and 审核未通过 or 审核失败 (not approved/failed review). In the digital age, 内容审核 (content moderation) has become an extremely common use of this word.

Memory Hook

审 (to examine carefully/trial) + 核 (to verify/nucleus) -- checking right down to the core, like a judge examining evidence at trial.